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Windows 2000 Runs On Xbox Under Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the oh-the-irony-of-life dept.

MBCook writes "Everybody's favorite Xbox hackers have got Linux running for roughly six weeks, and now it runs well enough to announce that Windows has been run inside Linux with common PC virtualization software. They even have a little video of it playing a MPEG 4 of The Matrix fullscreen!"

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  1. First Post :) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sweet. My first, first post.

  2. FIRST FISH! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I AM A FISH!

    1. Re:FIRST FISH! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What sort of fish are you? A tasty one full of succulent flavor? A scrawny one fit to feed my cat? A massive one best used as a trophy on my living room wall? Or a weird poisonous one for the aquarium?

  3. Do we need such things by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (first post :-) )

    Waste of time and money?

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  5. Can you imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a beowulf cluster of these?

    1. Re:Can you imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Sorry, but I can't.

      Great post though. You were expecting to get +5 funny for this, didn't you? Well, I leave it up to the gentleman moderators. But here's an idea for you: try posting some comments on

      arguing that this article isn't worth space on slashdot.

      all your base are belong to us

      under what license this trick has been done

      Richard Stallman

      Microsoft is evil

      Oh wait... you have done that already haven't you? With the notable exception of the second. I'll arrange that. Hold on.

    2. Re:Can you imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      All your base are belong to us.

      Really, they do.

  6. WHY don't you drink FUCKIN' BEER?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WHAT'S the MATTER, are you QUEER?!?!?!?

    1. Re:WHY don't you drink FUCKIN' BEER?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What you say!!

  7. peercast, can you help me ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now that Madelyne Toogood is free in society, does anybody know when she'll be making her first amateur porn?

    Maybe I'm not the only one thinking of her in this way ? ...............

  8. Re:oh the irony by Durindana · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Also gotta love the Apple Pro Keyboard... and that infamous mouse.

    It's Frankenbox - Linux on Xbox with, no, not a two-button or even a one-button mouse. A no-button mouse.