by silicon_synapse on 16:34 17th October, 2002 (#4474477)
I find your name quite appropriate for this story. You used your amazing silicon brain to compute the chances of this story happening when you registered your account, didn't you?
You've seen how unpredictable compiled versions of Windows are. Now imagine PURE, RAW, UNREFINED WINDOWS JUICE (WITH PULP!!!)! You see, the government doesn't want to take out Redmond in it's entirety.
It can run Windows CE, but it doesn't by default. WinCE was meant as a way to port games from x86 Windows to Dreamcast easier, and was used a few times. For the most part, though, developers opted to run closer to the metal than WinCE allowed.
walmart.com has lindows equipped thing that's far more useful then a xbox and it counts as an actual linux sale
Where's the fun in that? Hackers are more likely to get interested in weird hardware than some cheap, off the shelf Walmart machine. It's just more exciting that way.
...a delightfully playful answer to the the question, "[what] if programming languages could speak, really speak, not just crunch bytes and stream bits, they would have much to say that is both wise and profound.""
Wait a second, that's not even a question. In fact, the whole statement doesn't make any sense.
With some crafty loopback skillz, I figured out that it is binary compatible, but sadly I don't have framebuffer device support in my kernel, so the game won't run. I really don't feel like going through the trouble. But, if you do have fb support, here's what I did to get it kinda running:
Download the iso
mount -t iso9660 -o loop tux_vs_clippy_021006.iso/mnt/loop
mount -t iso9660 -o loop/mnt/loop/rootfs/mnt/loop2
cp -r/mnt/loop2/usr/local/xgame/usr/local
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/xgame/lib/xgame
chmod 777/usr/local/xgame/run/log (or run it as root, but that's not really a good idea)
Actually, you can already do this, but I agree with the first reply to your comment, it shouldn't be done in the kernel. But Linux has a cool little feature called BINFMT_MISC. It was originally designed for running Java applets and the like just as you would any other binary, but you could also do some other really cool things with it. For example, back when my PC Comms Link worked, I could have Playstation binaries uploaded and ran on my psx from the console. It was neat. I also got it to run Sega Genesis rom images on DGen. All in all, a very cool little feature.
Is xbox-linux binary compatible with Linux on a standard x86 pc? I guess I'll mount the iso loopback and see, as soon as the damn thing finishes downloading...
"Look at this beautiful color televis... What do you mean they can't see it on their sets? Oh, they're black and white? Well, folks, uhh, just trust us, this is some amazingly vibrant color."
I've also seen speaker audio quality 'demonstrated' on commercials. It's laughable that anybody would buy that.
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10 gbps/day increase. Kiss our asses, Moore.
from the no-comment-on-enemy-number-two dept.
Would you talk negatively about your own company?
by silicon_synapse on 16:34 17th October, 2002 (#4474477)
I find your name quite appropriate for this story. You used your amazing silicon brain to compute the chances of this story happening when you registered your account, didn't you?
I always thought of Malcolm X as a RISCOS guy myself. Hmm, I guess the X is pretty signifigant evidence against that.
Their web server's in for one hell of a dark ride.
Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming. Duh.
So how come we're not bombing Microsoft?
You've seen how unpredictable compiled versions of Windows are. Now imagine PURE, RAW, UNREFINED WINDOWS JUICE (WITH PULP!!!)! You see, the government doesn't want to take out Redmond in it's entirety.
Linux provides complete TCP/IP functionality, PPP...
God, I need to update my kernel. When the hell did Linux get those, anyway?
It's not that Clinton didn't understand the law, he was just *slurp* distracted at the *slurp* time.
An overclockable operating system. You wouldn't believe how long I've waited for this. Now where do I get a software heatsink?
from the bailing-out-the-titanic-with-a-teaspon dept.
what the hell a teaspon is?
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your internet browser turns into a pacman clone
Not that that would be too particularly innovative.
It can run Windows CE, but it doesn't by default. WinCE was meant as a way to port games from x86 Windows to Dreamcast easier, and was used a few times. For the most part, though, developers opted to run closer to the metal than WinCE allowed.
walmart.com has lindows equipped thing that's far more useful then a xbox and it counts as an actual linux sale
Where's the fun in that? Hackers are more likely to get interested in weird hardware than some cheap, off the shelf Walmart machine. It's just more exciting that way.
...a delightfully playful answer to the the question, "[what] if programming languages could speak, really speak, not just crunch bytes and stream bits, they would have much to say that is both wise and profound.""
Wait a second, that's not even a question. In fact, the whole statement doesn't make any sense.
And if we could get a long chain of people, maybe we could use them instead of ethernet cable!
- Download the iso
- mount -t iso9660 -o loop tux_vs_clippy_021006.iso
/mnt/loop
- mount -t iso9660 -o loop
/mnt/loop/rootfs /mnt/loop2
- cp -r
/mnt/loop2/usr/local/xgame /usr/local
- export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/xgame/lib/xgame
- chmod 777
/usr/local/xgame/run/log (or run it as root, but that's not really a good idea)
- /usr/local/xgame/bin/xgame
You're on your own after that point, sorry.Actually, you can already do this, but I agree with the first reply to your comment, it shouldn't be done in the kernel. But Linux has a cool little feature called BINFMT_MISC. It was originally designed for running Java applets and the like just as you would any other binary, but you could also do some other really cool things with it. For example, back when my PC Comms Link worked, I could have Playstation binaries uploaded and ran on my psx from the console. It was neat. I also got it to run Sega Genesis rom images on DGen. All in all, a very cool little feature.
Is xbox-linux binary compatible with Linux on a standard x86 pc? I guess I'll mount the iso loopback and see, as soon as the damn thing finishes downloading...
How about A) A graphics layer worth shit?
iPod Software 1.2.1 adds significant enhancements, including audio playback...
Finally, the iPod plays audio. You think they would have had that fixed by now.
Did you just call your own theme a turd?
"Look at this beautiful color televis... What do you mean they can't see it on their sets? Oh, they're black and white? Well, folks, uhh, just trust us, this is some amazingly vibrant color."
I've also seen speaker audio quality 'demonstrated' on commercials. It's laughable that anybody would buy that.
Look at this bastard's #. Must be a real loser, getting an account on /. that early.