THE X-MIGA PROJECT......

[adolescent]

The standard Xbox is seriously crippled as a PC.  The main problem is the lack of memory.  64M is really not enough to run a full modern Linux distribution.  Upgrades to 128M are expensive and require surface mount soldering.  Add to that the lack of expansion capability, and the current state of the Linux ports to the Xbox and it's not a real good deal.

My advise would be to keep the Xbox for games, and get a cheap SFF PC for runing Linux.

BTW, most consoles are sold below cost.  Even the PS was like that.  The makers make most of their money on licensing software.

[adolescent]

J-Golden wrote:
It's a "Hey let's do exactly what Billy Gates is trying to sue people for (unsuccessfully I might add) and see how far we can go" thing.  I already have the adapter that turns a game port into a standard USB port so I'm already that far a head....

Just who is Bill trying to sue?  Isn't it okay to sue pirates that are violating copyrights?  There are no cases I've seen where MS has sued an end user for putting Linux on their Xbox.  It'll void your warranty faster than you can say it which has some people upset, but no lawsuit will come.  

Funny thing is, you say you're sticking it to Bill, yet you buy games.  So he's making money off of you, and you don't even consider it.  Xbox live subscription?  Lots of profit in there also.

[adolescent]

J-Golden wrote:
As for the "still giving $$$ to M$," well I haven't bought one thing new so they haven't got a penny from me yet!!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaand they make tunnel software to play X-Box games online for free as well.  so please drop that line already......

You said Xbox Live, not me.  You don't need an original HD to use tunneling software.