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Old 09-27-2001, 05:20 PM   #31
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boku no neko wa oishii desu yo!

heh heh...

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Old 09-30-2001, 04:35 PM   #32
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Sorry, I moved house.

Hello, Colonel Panic.
Sorry I was away - I moved to the UK to study for an MSc in Computing.

Err, Japanese linux distros. Holon Linux was one. There were a few others but I can't remember their names.

The linux article, I'll dig it out. What they said kind of lacked substance apart from saying this is linux on the playstation, no we won't sell it abroad, yes it is expensive and in answer to whether we have plans to sell it abroad, well maybe.

Hexediting. Have a look at the book Windows ME Annoyances by oreilly. They can explain it better than me.

Are you really eating your cat?
 
Old 09-30-2001, 05:22 PM   #33
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WOW, IT'S BERT! Good to hear from you again!

My cat? Oh, I finished him the other day. I've got some leftovers. Want some? Their TASTY! No, really, I'd never eat a cat.

So, are you ever planning on going back to Japan, or are you staying in the UK for a while?

Thanks for responding. I appreciate you going through the trouble to get the article. I hope you like the UK.

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Old 10-23-2001, 11:40 AM   #34
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Unhappy Sorry, Colonel Panic

I'm soo unreliable.

I left the article in Japan, so I can't translate it. I'm sorry.

But from what I heard recently, the articles been superceeded - they're dipping their toes in the European market to see if there are takers here.

Again, if the kit is sold as parts, they have a hope but as a unit? At that price mebbe not.

I'm staying in the UK until the University give me a piece of paper and a silly hat (maybe a year or so).
 
Old 10-23-2001, 12:21 PM   #35
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Linux coming to PS2 in USA

http://www.linuxworld.com/ic_717468_6995_1-3133.html
 
Old 10-23-2001, 03:08 PM   #36
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as cool as it is... the linux on playstation thing baffles me. it great that x-windows runs on ps2... but i'd rather see ps2 running on x-windows.
 
Old 10-23-2001, 03:16 PM   #37
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It is a novelty.

I'd have to agree that it would be a novelty, but if app conversions manage to flourish it would be neat. Just imagine throwing your CDR of MP3s from your music collection into it to listen to while you cook, or clean, or whatever instead of having to buy a separate mp3 playing component.
 
Old 01-17-2002, 09:40 PM   #38
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Re: Sorry, Colonel Panic

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I'm staying in the UK until the University give me a piece of paper and a silly hat (maybe a year or so).
Good luck in College, Bert. Hope you do good!

I started this thread because I just thought it would be interesting to run Linux on a Playstation. Probably just do it to be doing it, if you know what I mean. You know, just to say "Hey, I have my Playstation running Linux."

Haven't been up here for a while. I dissappeared. I'm back, though.

Hey, don't worry about the article. I forget all the time! Forgot what I ate for dinner last night (and I'm dead serious!) Everyone makes mistakes; nobody is perfect. Good luck to you!

To be honest, I don't really know if the unit or kit would do good over here. Maybe if they were running windoze, there'd be a market (as _SAD_ as that sounds.) Just picture 3000 PS2's running an Apache server! businesses would be buying up the PS2's just so that they could have cheap computers. And before you know it, there'd be extra RAM that one could buy for it. I'm pretty sure if it caught on, the computer market would be gone. It'd all be PS2!

I'm dreaming...

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Old 01-21-2002, 05:28 AM   #39
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Hey Colonel!

That article's been superceeded anyway. I'm sure we haven't heard the last of the playstation on Linux thing so your thread was timely.

I think the kit comes with an extra hard disk which could be why the price tag is high.

On the subject of Japanese and linux, does anyone knows the answer to this one ?

The PS2 costs around GBP200 over here.

It's cheaper in Japan I think though.

Is that signature in Japanese Colonel?
 
Old 01-23-2002, 11:09 PM   #40
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Yes, it's Japanese. Does it look like bakeru on your browser? It's those stupid English browsers!!! Can't handle Japanese fonts.

It says "boku no neko wa oishii desu yo." You already know what it means! I have the same signature on another forum, and everyone thinks it's a "Stargate" address because they see the bakeru! Weird.

Yes, another hard disk would make the price larger. Although I can't imagine ANYTHING being cheaper in Japan

I don't know the answer to your other question. Sorry! I feel bad because nobody knows the answer to it!

I think my Japanese is improving. I'm actually taking a class online. You know, making the PS2 run Linux doesn't sound too hard. All one would need is hardware specs and a way for the PS2 to recognize the drive. You'd also probably have to write some drivers. You'd have to be a skilled hacker.

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Old 01-24-2002, 07:44 AM   #41
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Ah yes, I see it now ...

I turned on the Japanese fontset in my other system.

Hey Colonel, I think Sony sells a 20GB drive with the PS2 for the purpose of using Linux.

You'd be surprised at how cheap Japan can be for some things. A java-enabled internet browser - get this - on your telephone costs less than 5000 yen (maybe 50 dollars?). A bottle of scotch whicky is cheaper in Japan than Scotland. It's easy to get mislead by the hype.

I am lamenting the lack of comprehensive support for Japanese in Linux .Windows does the whole foreign languages thing so well and I can get it to work but only just. I'm looking into it, but I think you misunderstood something about me - I'm not Japanese, I'm British, and over here there's not much to go on when it comes to Japanese assistance.

Sure, I speak Japanese and I'm comfortable with the language but mastery takes time and dedication. You don't need any super intelligence (always handy though) but dedication is important.

I'm not a skilled hacker and although I like the idea of writing drivers in C for linux, I probably won't have the time now, as I'm too involved with a Japanese institute on optimalisation software, called Lyee .
 
Old 01-24-2002, 06:16 PM   #42
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Ah!

So, you're British! Well, I feel dumb!!! Remember kids:

**COLONEL PANIC IS A VERY CONFUSED GUY!!**

Ahh, I misread it. I don't know too much, do I? An error on my part.

Now I have to go sit in bed all day, cry, eat BonBons, and watch made-for-tv movies all day !!!!!!!!!

Heh heh. Ahh, I'm going to cry now!

Here comes the tears...

**AHH AHH *cough* ...HAA**

ばかですね。

As far as the language goes, I'm not worried about it being hard. Just knowing what to say, when to say it, when to be polite, and not being the "Stupid Gaijin" around the Japanese is what I'm worried about. Also, I think my accent sounds TERRIBLE!!!

When you speak Japanese, do you have to think about it? Or is it just natural to you?

Allright, I'm going now. I think I've said enough

bye!

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Old 01-25-2002, 07:03 AM   #43
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Don't be so hard on yerself.

Most Japanese people are simply amazed if you even attemot to speak the language. Don't worry about the accent, most Japanese accents in English can be tricky too.

Like any language, you really need to go to the contry to see how it is used, to see the context of the language. The Japanese yen is getting cheaper all the time so relative prices will drop further. Basically it will be cheaper to go there in the future. If recent airfares are anything to go by, now isn't a bad time to travel too.

Hotels are a bit pricey, food and drink is cheaper than UK but not as cheap as US.

I quite like being the stupid gaijin in Japan


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Old 02-08-2002, 09:27 PM   #44
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Bahh!!! I was confused. Heh heh...SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE SET ME IN MY PLACE SOONER!!! Now everyone can see how dumb of a mistake it was. Oh well, as part of the Inner Partys slogan goes, "Ignorance is Strength". Ever read 1984?

WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANGE IS STRENGTH

And once you understand the principles of Ingsoc and Doublethink, it is all so clear

Mwa ha ha!!!

.....
....
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Ahh, I've had enough. I'm going to do something else. Thanks for talking with me, though.

NOW...

*****Colonel Panic*****
 
Old 02-09-2002, 01:16 AM   #45
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Wink

colonel, i've always secretly suspected that you're actually five different people posting on the same account. assuming i'm wrong, have you ever been diagnosed with multiple personalities? (you're the only person i've ever seen who's used four different smilies in the same post)

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