Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Derek da Silva" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: PS2 linux Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 16:00:11 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 23 Message-ID: <9ej7qd$6n2@www.netyaroze-europe.com> References: <9eiukc$6n1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr849-haw.cableinet.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Hi > What was the initial allocation amount? It was 2000 units according to http://www.peanuts.gr.jp/pslinux/ How does this compare to the NetYaroze takeup, i'm > thinking it's a lot more, anyone have any theories on why that might be? > > I suppose because the console market was a lot smaller - at the time NY was released (toward the end of 1996 in Japan), total Japanese PS hardware sales were something like 5-6 million units. The PS2 LinuxKit doesn't seem too expensive either considering what is included (esp. when compared to the initial Yaroze price). IIRC a PC isn't required to use the kit (though a monitor is) - is that right? cheers Derek