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Sony Announces Version 1.0 Of Linux for Playstation 2

Posted by timothy on from the uncrackable-web-server dept.

ResearchBuzz writes: "Sony has announced the May 2002 release of Linux (for Playstation 2) Release 1.0." He quotes from the press release: "The company expects the kit to sell for about $199 USD when it is made available in May 2002 exclusively through its website, http://www.us.playstation.com."

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  1. MAME by BlueJay465 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great, now I can port all those old arcade games from 10 and 20 years ago onto 21st century platform. Who woulda thunk it?

  2. Re:ps2 by CMiYC · · Score: 4, Funny

    So I can write a program that flashes the analog light on the controller in morse code.

  3. Nethack by alister · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will only be of value if I can compile Nethack for PS2. This would have to be the only game to take full advantage of the PS2's graphics :-)

    Alister

  4. Hmmm... by BJH · · Score: 3, Funny

    It looks like Linux (for PlayStation 2) may be a really popular item (for PlayStation 2), especially if Sony (for PlayStation 2) is releasing (for PlayStation 2) this into mainstream (for PlayStation 2) retail (for PlayStation 2) outlets (for PlayStation 2).

    Just remember, it's for PlayStation (for Play(for PlayStat(for PlayStation 2)ion 2)Station 2) 2!

    1. Re:Hmmm... by BJH · · Score: 2, Funny

      (define ps2
      (lambda (phrase)
      (cond
      ((null? phrase) (quote ()))
      (else (cons phrase (for PlayStation 2)))))


      Sorry, I couldn't resist ;)

  5. Re:Don't fret the $199 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    >I can't believe people on Slashdot, of all
    > places, still don't understand the GPL at all.

    You know what, I'm one of *many* people who **DON'T CARE** about the GPL and don't read it before going to bed. Not everyone is a fanatic Linux freak.

    Come on !

  6. Re:Windows games on PlayStation then? by Zenki · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah. Considering Playstation 2 is MIPS based.

  7. Re:Imagine a beo......!!!! by wheany · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but remember that Mame Ass Mot an Emulator too

  8. Cool! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But the question is: Does it run Linux?

  9. DivX by luckymat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wil be able to watch DivXs and listem to mp3s throught my PS2 !JOY!

  10. Popular New Service by PoshSpod · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the playstation2-linux website.


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  11. Play by dostick · · Score: 2, Funny


    Why Linux? It's PLAYstation !

  12. Only for North America ??? by Salsaman · · Score: 3, Funny
    This doesn't do me a lot of good.

    Does anybody know if Sony has any plans to release the kit for European Playstations ?

    I'd definately be up for buying one if they did.

  13. Re:They want to sell me my own code? by CyberKnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is actually kind of funny =)

    Sony chose to organize a port of free software to their platform and, then, sell it to recoup their costs .... Just be thankful that there is yet another platform on which free software is available

    Does anyone else see the irony of this statement? =)

    --
    Video meliora proboque deteriora sequor - Ovidius
  14. Re:TEXT OF THE ARTICLE: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    software distribution on two DVDs

    What the hell is on those? Multiple versions of every Linux application known to man?