Dreamcast as a Web Browser?

Posted by Cliff on Monday December 24, 2001 @02:50AM from the innovative-uses-for-obsolete-consoles dept.

Chris asks: "Last Christmas I gave my grandmother a cheap Windows PC with the hope that she would begin conversing with the rest of the family (some on the other side of the country) via e-mail. I don't believe she has turned it on since I was last over there, several months ago. So, this Christmas, I'm giving her a Dreamcast (only $50!) so she can use the Internet from the comfort of her television. I'm wondering if it will be easier for her to use the PlanetWeb browser that comes with the system (version 2) or should I install Linux or netBSD on it and give her a real browser? Ease of use is the single most important thing here. Hardware-wise, she'll be getting the unit, 1 VMU, 1 controller, and the keyboard. Thanks." It's good to see the Dreamcast hardware finding other uses with Sega out of the business; however do you think the Dreamcast would make a decent browser? Update: 12/25 02:50 GMT by C :Perhaps talk of the Demise of the Dreamcast comes a bit prematurely, at least according to this article from Gameswire.

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