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offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2002-10-01 09:15 [#00388591]
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Windows 2000 running on the Microsoft Xbox
Linux used as Compatibility Environment
For immediate release

EUROPE -- September 26 2002 -- Today the Xbox Linux Project
(http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/) announced that
Microsoft Windows 2000 has been successfully started and run
on a Microsoft Xbox gaming console. This has been
accomplished by using the Linux operating system, which
already works reliably on the Xbox, as host environment.
Windows has been run inside Linux with common PC
virtualization software.

Full networking is supported and Windows 2000 can make use
of a keyboard and a mouse connected to the Xbox, as well as
of any other devices connected through the USB. The
performance of Windows 2000 inside Linux on the Xbox is good
enough to play MPEG-4 movies at fullscreen. Common Windows
applications like Microsoft Office work without any
problems.

Although running Windows 2000 might be an interesting
application for the Xbox, the Xbox Linux Project continues
working on Linux-based solutions. Linux is not only more
versatile and more flexible - Linux as well as many
important Linux applications, such as OpenOffice, audio and
video players, are available free of charge and can be
downloaded from the internet.

A video showing Windows 2000 running inside Linux on an Xbox
is available at
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

The Xbox Linux Project, http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-10-01 09:21 [#00388597]
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Nice. I want linux for my DC :)


 

offline license from out of nowhere on 2002-10-01 10:30 [#00388649]
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hmmm I had mandrake on my PC for a while. but then for some
reason the GUI stopped mounting, and I'm not smart enough
with Linux to get it running from the console. so it'd be
cool if I could get it running on my computer, and if I
could still do all the audio stuff I could do in windoze.


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2002-10-01 10:36 [#00388653]
Points: 11496 Status: Lurker



I can't think of anything worse than pissing about with
Operating Systems and consoles.....what a complete waste of
time...


 


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