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From: "Kenny Millar" <yaroze@ntlworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Emulators
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 00:23:55 +0100
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On the playstation2-linux.com site there is already a project for porting
MAME to PS2

As for CD-Rs etc only specially formatted PS2 CD and PS2-DVDs can be read by
the drive under linux.
CD-Rs cannot be mounted.

-Kenny
"Nigel Critten" <Nigel@gamewarenospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ad0p4u$m382@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Hi,
>
> Hmmm, been thinking of uses for the PS2 Linux, apart from the obvious
> writing games etc.
>
> I'd like to see some emulators ported, MAME, C64, Speccy, Snes, PC Engine
> and my dream a CD32/A1200 emulator, I suppose the DVD Drive in the PS2 is
> capable of running CDs without any compatibility problems (like CD-Rs) All
> the CD32 games are standard CDs and work as music CDs when they have Audio
> tracks.
>
> AFAIK all the above are available somewhere as Linux version like Vice for
> C64, XMAME, UAE, so it should be impossible.. I Hope
>
> BTW I've now ordered mine :)
>
> Nigel
>
>