Chris, I've seen you on the TSS and I've learned a lot about linux from you. I think that your should show how easy it is to program in almost any language in Linux, versus all the time you would have to spend downloading stuff on windows to do the same job. For example show how easy it is write a tcl script, show off the python interpreter, or write a c++ program,compile, and test it. Show them some of the editors that come with Linux, such as emacs(my fav.),vi, and pico. If you really want to get there attention show them how to make a simple game, using sdl or ClanLib, and how they can simply recompile it to run on windows. I was just at gamedev.net and noticed they had an article on learning how to develop programs in Linux, with an emphasis on games. http://gamedev.net/reference/programming/f eatures/ linuxgamedev1/ Keep up the good work. TSS Rules!
Well actually you can do other cool things with the network adapter besides games. I'm beta testing a program called BroadQ for the PS2 and it lets play videos and music files from you pc on your PS2. You simply hook your PS2 upto your computer network set a static ip adress or us DHCP on your computer and load up the BroadQ program on your PC and you browse through your computer hardrive adding folders that contain videos and music files. It supports Divx(Mpeg 4), MP3, and some VCD(Mpeg1) will work and I think mpeg2's will work as well, but I haven't tested that yet. The only problem with the service right now is that you have to have a moded ps2 to use. If you get in the beta test BroadQ will send you links for.iso files which your burn onto CD-Rs, one for the PS2 and one for you computer.
I would also like to see a firmware upgrade for my Riovolt SP-250 as well. It is a great mp3/cd player with an FM tuner, with OGG it would be perfect. You get better compressiona and improved sound quality over mp3, in my opinion. I hope sonicblue is reading this. Relase a firmware update for the sp-250 adding OGG support, it would please many of your customers, including myself.
I own a PS2 and a good PC(1.7GHz 512MB RAM, GeForce2). Lately I have found myself playing my PC more than my PS2. One of the best things about computers is that they are multipurpose machines. I can transition pretty quickly from typing a boring essay to let's say WarCraft 3. Computers can emulate consoles as well as use their controllers with a little work. I have a usb adapter for my PC that lets me use my PS2 and N64 controllers on my computer. Duke Nukem MP kicks ass with a ps2 controller. I say that computer games nor console games are going away anytime soon. Well enough of my rant, time to play some games. P.S. If you would like to use your console hardware on a computer, I suggest looking at "vg-network.com". I would like to also note that the dreamcast has a lot of good emulators for it, I recommend checking out dcemulation.com for some great dc emulators and homebrew games.
My favorite window manager for Linux is XFCE, you should give it a try. It is really easy to use, and to me feals more natural than KDE or GNOME. It also doesn't take up all of your RAM, like other certain window managers, cough cough KDE, cough GNOME.
Well, I should say my past experiences with IDEs have been bad. Visual C++6, uck, the thing never compiles anything. Kdevelop, it took forever to get the darn thing to work, and when it does work, the qt stuff was messed up. That was an old version of kdevelop though. I think I'll give eclipse a try, I'll download it over night, tonight.
To change to sawfish from metacity, open up a terminal window(for example xterm) and then type the following, killall metacity; sleep 1; sawfish & If you like sawfish, simply save your session. I hope this info helped you switch to sawfish. Happying computing,:)
Now, just reboot to Linux, and type emerge rsync, and then emerge gnome. No more unmasking packages in package.mask for me. I love Gentoo Linux. I'm using Gnome2RC2 right now, I hope metacity isn't the default window manager anymore. I like sawfish much better. I hope they fixed the bug I submitted about sawfish configurator crashing when you change the default frame style, if they didn't I warn you, don't change it to microGUI. seeya guys. Time to download and compile Gnome2, and play some Neverwinter Nights, as my Gnome Monk. If you're playing NWN online, look out for Cooldy.
If you want to use a programming language like C++ with much improved syntax, than try Java. A lot of people complain that Java is too slow, the truth is that a lot of the times Java is equal if not better speed wise. One of the best things about java is that you only have to write you source code once. Java works on a lot of platforms too. As long as a platform has JVM, java code can run on it.
I installed RedHat 7.2 in under 8 minutes on my new computer. It has a Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor and 512 MB RAM. I'm downloading Gnome2 Pre-2 right now using garnome. I'll post back here once I get it all downloaded and running.
I use Linux on my computer and I have a usb device that allows me to use either a N64 or PSX controller in Linux. I can play emulators using it or just play normal Linux games.
If I bought the PS2 Linux kit, I'm not sure if I would use it very much. Although it would be cool to write a program for the PS2 and acutally run it on a PS2, especially games.
I was going to buy it untill, I saw that the HDD can't be used with future PS2 releases and that you need a seperate PS2 Memory Card for it.
Does anybody know if the Ethernet Network adapter that comes with it can be used to play THPS3 online? If it can, then I have another reason for wanting one. I have a PS2 already so I would only have to pay the $200 to get it.
If you want a good dvd player application for linux, then try out Ogle, it's easy to install and it works great. The website for Ogle is http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/
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Chris, I've seen you on the TSS and I've learned a lot about linux from you. I think that your should show how easy it is to program in almost any language in Linux, versus all the time you would have to spend downloading stuff on windows to do the same job. For example show how easy it is write a tcl script, show off the python interpreter, or write a c++ program,compile, and test it. Show them some of the editors that come with Linux, such as emacs(my fav.),vi, and pico.f eatures/ linuxgamedev1/
If you really want to get there attention show them how to make a simple game, using sdl or ClanLib, and how they can simply recompile it to run on windows. I was just at gamedev.net and noticed they had an article on learning how to develop programs in Linux, with an emphasis on games.
http://gamedev.net/reference/programming/
Keep up the good work.
TSS Rules!
Well actually you can do other cool things with the network adapter besides games. I'm beta testing a program called BroadQ for the PS2 and it lets play videos and music files from you pc on your PS2. You simply hook your PS2 upto your computer network set a static ip adress or us DHCP on your computer and load up the BroadQ program on your PC and you browse through your computer hardrive adding folders that contain videos and music files. It supports Divx(Mpeg 4), MP3, and some VCD(Mpeg1) will work and I think mpeg2's will work as well, but I haven't tested that yet. The only problem with the service right now is that you have to have a moded ps2 to use. If you get in the beta test BroadQ will send you links for .iso files which your burn onto CD-Rs, one for the PS2 and one for you computer.
Is it very easy to set configure a 802.11b PCI NIC in Debian? I got it to work in RedHat 7.3, put it was kind of a pain in the ass.
I would also like to see a firmware upgrade for my Riovolt SP-250 as well. It is a great mp3/cd player with an FM tuner, with OGG it would be perfect. You get better compressiona and improved sound quality over mp3, in my opinion. I hope sonicblue is reading this. Relase a firmware update for the sp-250 adding OGG support, it would please many of your customers, including myself.
I own a PS2 and a good PC(1.7GHz 512MB RAM, GeForce2). Lately I have found myself playing my PC more than my PS2. One of the best things about computers is that they are multipurpose machines. I can transition pretty quickly from typing a boring essay to let's say WarCraft 3. Computers can emulate consoles as well as use their controllers with a little work. I have a usb adapter for my PC that lets me use my PS2 and N64 controllers on my computer. Duke Nukem MP kicks ass with a ps2 controller. I say that computer games nor console games are going away anytime soon. Well enough of my rant, time to play some games.
P.S. If you would like to use your console hardware on a computer, I suggest looking at "vg-network.com".
I would like to also note that the dreamcast has a lot of good emulators for it, I recommend checking out dcemulation.com for some great dc emulators and homebrew games.
My favorite window manager for Linux is XFCE, you should give it a try. It is really easy to use, and to me feals more natural than KDE or GNOME. It also doesn't take up all of your RAM, like other certain window managers, cough cough KDE, cough GNOME.
How did you get your job creating movie sfx, and what would you recommend to someone who is interested in getting into the movie sfx business?
Well, I should say my past experiences with IDEs have been bad. Visual C++6, uck, the thing never compiles anything. Kdevelop, it took forever to get the darn thing to work, and when it does work, the qt stuff was messed up. That was an old version of kdevelop though. I think I'll give eclipse a try, I'll download it over night, tonight.
Real programmers use, a text editor and a terminal. I prefer emacs and a gnome-terminal.
To change to sawfish from metacity, open up a terminal window(for example xterm) and then type the following, killall metacity; sleep 1; sawfish & :)
If you like sawfish, simply save your session.
I hope this info helped you switch to sawfish.
Happying computing,
Now, just reboot to Linux, and type emerge rsync, and then emerge gnome. No more unmasking packages in package.mask for me. I love Gentoo Linux. I'm using Gnome2RC2 right now, I hope metacity isn't the default window manager anymore. I like sawfish much better. I hope they fixed the bug I submitted about sawfish configurator crashing when you change the default frame style, if they didn't I warn you, don't change it to microGUI.
seeya guys.
Time to download and compile Gnome2, and play some Neverwinter Nights, as my Gnome Monk.
If you're playing NWN online, look out for Cooldy.
If you want to use a programming language like C++ with much improved syntax, than try Java. A lot of people complain that Java is too slow, the truth is that a lot of the times Java is equal if not better speed wise. One of the best things about java is that you only have to write you source code once. Java works on a lot of platforms too. As long as a platform has JVM, java code can run on it.
I installed RedHat 7.2 in under 8 minutes on my new computer. It has a Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor and 512 MB RAM. I'm downloading Gnome2 Pre-2 right now using garnome. I'll post back here once I get it all downloaded and running.
I use Linux on my computer and I have a usb device that allows me to use either a N64 or PSX controller in Linux. I can play emulators using it or just play normal Linux games.
If I bought the PS2 Linux kit, I'm not sure if I would use it very much. Although it would be cool to write a program for the PS2 and acutally run it on a PS2, especially games.
I was going to buy it untill, I saw that the HDD can't be used with future PS2 releases and that you need a seperate PS2 Memory Card for it.
Does anybody know if the Ethernet Network adapter that comes with it can be used to play THPS3 online? If it can, then I have another reason for wanting one.
I have a PS2 already so I would only have to pay the $200 to get it.
If you want a good dvd player application for linux, then try out Ogle, it's easy to install and it works great. The website for Ogle is http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/