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to: Ed Vance
from: Sean Dennis
date: 2014-07-01 16:19:12
subject: Linux & X-Box

Hello, Ed.

30 Jun 14 at 17:18, you wrote to me:

 EV> IIRC You talked in some echo about using some version of Linux on a
 EV> X-BOX 360 Console.

No, it is the original XBox.  I know nothing about the new systems and I do 
not know if you can install Linux on any XBox model after that.

 EV> "If it doesn't come from Microsoft that it is 'illegal' to to
that."

If you modify Windows in any way besides the ways that are built-in, that's 
illegal too, but people still do it.

 EV> I told him a X-Box 360 Console is just a dedicated pc and that all the
 EV> game consoles from the Atari 2600 on up to what is available today are
 EV> just dedicated pcs.

Yes.

Later,
Sean

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