[mdlug] Linux on the PS3 - anyone have experience with this?

[Brian]

I'd recommend that the first thing you do is install nethack.  Even
without access to the ps3 accellerated graphics the game is
beuatifully rendered in HD.

On 5/6/09, Ingles, Raymond <Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com> wrote:
> It looks like the latest Ubuntu has built-in support for the key PS3
> updates I want. (WPA support over wifi, and ps3-vram swap support.) So,
> I figure I'll be pulling the trigger soon and stick Linux on my PS3.
>
>  The only thing holding me back for now is the availability of a
> big-enough backup drive, but it looks like I can borrow one for long
> enough. I'd like to play with it, and I have a half-assed notion for a
> project - a Forth interpreter
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language) ) running on
> the SPUs (the little vector coprocessors on the PS3's CPU).
>
>  Does anyone have any experience with this? Any gotchas I should look
> out for?
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Ray Ingles                              (313) 227-2317
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