Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "James Burns" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Looking good Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:08:44 +0100 Organization: SCEE Lines: 59 Message-ID: <9r933p$pv35@www.netyaroze-europe.com> References: <9r44ae$m082@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <01c15cde$7b6caf60$a42e1bd4@pal-s-omnibook> <3BD7D20C.7B34A13E@127.0.0.1> <3bd809c7.255496113@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <9r92oa$pv34@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.219.49.222 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 As far as I can tell from the ps2linux.com website there is a manual that contains info on most of the architecture. Try running www.ps2linux.com thru http://world.altavista.com/ it should enlighten you a bit more. Later James "Matt Verran" wrote in message news:9r92oa$pv34@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > 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. > > > >