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

[Aaron Kulkis]

Brian wrote:
> 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.
>

Nethack is an ascii-game.
 
> 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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