Linux For Playstation Comes To UK
Source: Net 4 Now
Sony has started taking UK orders for a kit to turn the Playstation 2 games console into a computer running the Linux operating system.
The kit allows games developers to gain experience in programming the console and hobbyists to experiment with Linux on relatively inexpensive hardware.
It costs £155 and consists of a specially tailored version of Linux together with the hardware needed to turn the console into a full computer, though buyers still need to provide a compatible monitor.
Besides Linux, the pack contains a hard disk, keyboard, mouse, monitor lead and network interface. PS2 owners buying the kit should be able to connect their console to a home network or to the internet if they have a broadband connection with a network socket.
The kit has gone down well on Sony's domestic market in Japan, so it is now making it more widely available.
Sony recommends that anyone buying the kit be computer-literate and have some familiarity with Linux.
