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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.
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.
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!
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.
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 .
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?
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.
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.
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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