[Coco] Retro computing and what's worth it...

[John W. Linville]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 08:39:00AM +1100, Mark McDougall wrote:
> John W. Linville wrote:
>
>> A PS3 is a much easier option for running Linux.  You can install
>> several different distributions from the standard install media,
>> including Fedora, YellowDog and doubtless others.  I find it to be
>> a little slow, but it is usable.
>
> I too received a free PS3 with my Bravia, and use it exclusively as a  
> network media tank using the stock firmware.
>
> Which disto did you go with, and what do you use it for? Anything 
> practical or just for playing around with?

I have Fedora 9 on it.  (Hmmm...time to upgrade I guess...)  I use
it for 64-bit compile and runtime checking, big-endian testing
for USB wireless drivers, and specifically for support of the
ps3_gelic_wireless driver.  I also use it as a native platform
for PowerPC projects that are problematic for cross development.
Of course, my needs are a bit specialized... :-)

John
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