Posted by Lilwolf on March 07, 2002 at 10:41:55:
In Reply to: PS2 Linux Kit posted by Tony DiCola on March 07, 2002 at 00:56:58:
Other troubles.
software will be an issue. Some linux apps will only run on a 386 (not many, but some).
The PS2 is an amazing 3d video card on an ok processor. This is bad for emulation (if thats all you do on a computer :). But I think it's around 400mhz. Not horrible for a computer, but not great. 3d games should be fine though.
If you already have a PS2 and want to cruise the web, its perfect. If you want to code, it will be great! If you want to play games....well... if its there IS FREE... but if not...well...sucks. WINE and other windows emulators don't emulator the 386 processor, but just the windows API's (I'm pretty sure, one might emulator the core). But this will make it so you are stuck with what you got.
REmember, you can get a 1.7ghz athlon, motherboard and memory for about 200 bucks. So for 300 bucks you could get an old ATI with TV out and a 20gig harddrive. So your not that far off from a computer anyway.