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Dreamcast Web Server Running Off Memory Card

Posted by simoniker on from the over-before-it-starts dept.

Adrian writes "I have written a new file system for Linux - to read and write files on the Sega Dreamcast's visual memory unit (VMU)- a small slab of flash memory used by the console to save game files. To see it in action - and see a DC serve some html, go to the Landslide test server - though I have no doubt that micro_http, the web server I am using (said to be the world's smallest), will result in the quickest Slashdotting in history :)" Gentlemen, start your mirrors now.

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  1. Anybody have a Bittorrent for this? by Matey-O · · Score: 4, Funny

    Said with a straight face and enough fluff to bypass the crapfilter

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    "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
    1. Re:Anybody have a Bittorrent for this? by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Shit, I'm hung over and my stomach hurts. That post just made me laugh for like 5 min. Now I'm going to be sick.

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      Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.

  2. micro_httpd by Neophytus · · Score: 3, Funny

    "micro_httpd is a very small Unix-based HTTP server. It runs from inetd, which means its performance is poor. But for low-traffic sites, it's quite adequate."

    Acme have just had their point proven nicely. A 7kb webserver really cann't cut it :D

  3. am I the only one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    who is paranoid about visiting .cx websites?

  4. Well, at least we all know who to blame. by AltGrendel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahh, the advantages of the subscription service. Crashing the target server before anyone else.

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  5. Re:Slashdotted already? by Uber+Banker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, flash has a limited amount of write operations, so I guess you've been the first /. to actually kill a chip, rather than bandwidth.

    Nice idea, just remember not to put the LinuxDC swap file on the flash...

  6. this means it lasted just slightly longer than... by AtomicX · · Score: 3, Funny

    this means it lasted just slightly longer than...

    the average Microsoft IIS server.

    (+1 troll)

  7. I remember... by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    slashdot posted a story about a commodore 64 that was running a http server a couple years ago. It seemed to hold up longer than this Dreamcast. I mean, I remember there being at least 300 posts before it was /.ed

    They sure dont make 'em like they used to.

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  8. "It's thinking" by PhoenixK7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, not any more ;) It's now in a world of pain.

  9. In other news... by AvantLegion · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... we've about doubled the number of people to ever "use" a Dreamcast...