13 Jan
2001
13 Jan
'01
4:14 p.m.
Cameron Kaiser skrev:
Um. I thought, given the context, that this person was talking about the
Sony Play Station 2, which is also frequently refered to as the PS/2.
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Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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> >Now how long before someone ports UNIX to
the PS2? Anyone know where to
> >find Hardware info on that sucker? I finally got to see one today and it
> >has a rather interesting looking expansion bay. ISTR hearing something
> >about a Hard Disk for it. Plus it has two USB, and I think one Firewire
> >port. After seeing one I'm more curious about the hardware than I had
> >been.
>
> The PS/2 already runs both Linux and NetBSD.
Are you sure? www.netbsd.org/Ports/ still lists it
as a "Suggested" Port, not
even a non-integrated one.
While it has only been recently integrated, and support is minimal, the MCA
bus is now official in the i386 port. Linux has been quite happily embracing
the Personal System/2 for quite a while now.