Windows CE.NET Ported to Xbox

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 30, 2003 @04:31PM from the oh-why-not dept.

Cutriss writes "Caught this over at Xbox Scene - Windows CE.NET 4.2 has been ported to the Xbox. Artifex, one of the developers of this project, says the following about the status of development: 'The basic kernel subsystem is in place. The IoCtl is about 90% done. ISR/IST is up and working. PCI enumeration happens properly. USB initializes and enumerates devices (but hangs if there's a gamepad connected). Mouse driver loads. Keyboard driver loads but is missing a layout, so it's not quite functional yet. A VERY simple video driver is in place (Software mouse cursor seems to be failing, so you won't see a pointer, yet).' It's a 100% legal distribution, but you'll still need a modded/exploited Xbox in order to run it. Screenshots hosted by Xbox Scene can be found here(1) and here(2)."

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Microsoft Software on Microsoft Hardware by digitalgimpus · 2003-12-30 17:03 · Score: 1, Troll

It's sad that's actually an accomplishment (but sadly, it is a feat for programmers).

Funny in a way. But pretty sad.

Thanks Microsoft. Hackers are needed to get *your* crummy software on *your* crummy hardware.

At least Linux goes on pretty much anything.