[plug] Xbox and Linux

[Chris Caston]

On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 00:45, Bernard Blackham wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 05:16:46PM +0800, Joel Johnson wrote:
> > Was just wondering if anyone on here who has done this before, has any 
> > suggestions/hints/gotchas/warnings etc beyond what the above site talks 
> > about before I take the plunge?
> > 
> > Anyone document the installation of PLUG's Xbox?
> 
> Hardly documentation, but some happysnaps are here :)
>   http://www.linuxit.com.au/plug/
> 
> Can't really comment on the hardware hacking side of things though,
> sorry.
> 
> > For those wondering, am going with the Xbox as it is higher spec'd and 
> > half the price of Netways Wizard PC (which they don't seem to be selling 
> > anymore anyway).
> 
> The only severe limitation, IMHO is that you are limited to the
> standard 64M of memory, unless you're willing to solder another
> stick in place ... for dynamically served pages, it might be a
> stretch.
> 
> Bernard.

I'd probably suggest building a machine from off-the-shelf new hardware.
Albeit it won't be as compact but it will be less of a hack, faster,
more powerful and much easier to upgrade.

regards,

Chris caston