Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Matt Verran" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Looking good Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:04:38 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 42 Message-ID: <9r92oa$pv34@www.netyaroze-europe.com> References: <9r44ae$m082@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <01c15cde$7b6caf60$a42e1bd4@pal-s-omnibook> <3BD7D20C.7B34A13E@127.0.0.1> <3bd809c7.255496113@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-122-57-177.btinternet.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 http://napalm.intelinet.com/ posted a while back abount someone converting Andy Noble's Manic Miner port to PS2 linux, that uses some (simplistic) graphics. The translation of the info seemed to say that there were EE and GS libraries. Steven Osman wrote in message news:3bd809c7.255496113@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > I can't remember for sure, but I think one of my friends was telling > me that they were complaining (on the Japanese mailing lists) that the > linux kit does not offer access to the ps2's graphics capabilities... > > I'm not sure if that means they haven't figured out how to do it, of > if they simply cannot. > > On the bright side, my understanding is that in the linux kit there > are some interesting manuals in both Japanese and English about the > architecture and instruction set of the various components... > Supposedly they are not the same "version" of the document though. > > Sauce > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:49:16 +0100, Majik wrote: > > >pal wrote: > >> Does anyone have info about what's been developed so far by Japanese happy > >> owners? Any game? > >As far as I can tell, there has been very little development, most of > >the japanese sites I've found > >have been along the lines of 'ooo, look what I got' and then nothing > >else, this may mean that the > >guy is too busy coding to update the pages though! There could also be a > >wealth of pages I haven't yet found :) > > > >The main concern coding wise, is that the majority of people would use > >it as a 'cool' linux box, spending time porting linux apps to it, rather > >than tying their hand at demos/gamelets a-la Yaroze. > > > >M. >