ps2 to pc!

[sohaibma]

hi
1) i heard from some people that xbox can be modified into a pc.
can the same thing be done to ps2. can i turn it into a pc. how?

2) can i use the ps2 dvd rom for both playing games on ps2 and playing dvds on my pc. how?

[mrbrown]

1) No. No. It can't be done.

2) No. It can't be done.

[pixel]

And for the upcoming "Why?": the hardware here is sooooo far away from the PC world that such hardware exchanges are really out of question.

[mharris]

1) i heard from some people that xbox can be modified into a pc.
can the same thing be done to ps2. can i turn it into a pc. how?

I'm afraid the closest you'll get is the ps2 linux kit.

As pixel mentioned, the PS2 hardware is radically different from a conventional desktop computer -- far more than just the MIPS vs. Intel processer, but the whole architecture. The XBox, on the other hand is a PC, with some tweaks.

[geekcorerob]

geeting the linux kit is as far as you can go when it comes to turning a ps2 to a pc

[J.F.]

Actually, you CAN turn a PS2 into a PC, just not in the manner you think.

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/playstation2pc/

8) :lol:

[Guest]

Actually, you CAN turn a PS2 into a PC, just not in the manner you think.

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/playstation2pc/

8) :lol:

On that note, if the PS2 mainboard was small enough, I could maybe
finagle it into my old PowerMac G4 CUBE chassis and have a GSCUBE!
As it is, the 3900x mainboard is exactly the same lengthwise height
as a G4Cube (I know, I got a bare one sitting right next to a G4 cube,
and no, I didn't already try to cram it in there ;)

[mrbrown]

You'd have better luck AFAIK with an older (original) Japanese model, as the mainboards for these are very small.

[J.F.]

I'm in the process of putting my old PS2 guts into an Amiga A1200 case. The Amiga was known for being a multimedia computer that ran games. I can't think of a more fitting replacement than the Playstation 2. I'll post some pictures when it's done if anyone's interested.

[mharris]

I'm in the process of putting my old PS2 guts into an Amiga A1200 case. The Amiga was known for being a multimedia computer that ran games. I can't think of a more fitting replacement than the Playstation 2. I'll post some pictures when it's done if anyone's interested.

Heh, I sometimes use my old Amiga 1000 monitor for the ps2 (to free up the TV for the kids) -- the monitor has a composite video input and a speaker, so it's perfect. Still crisp after all these years, but it hadn't been turned on in about 12 years when I pulled it down from the attic.

(It's actually just called "the Amiga" -- they added the "1000" when the A2000 and A500 were introduced sometime in the late 80s)

[J.F.]

Heh, I sometimes use my old Amiga 1000 monitor for the ps2 (to free up the TV for the kids) -- the monitor has a composite video input and a speaker, so it's perfect. Still crisp after all these years, but it hadn't been turned on in about 12 years when I pulled it down from the attic.

(It's actually just called "the Amiga" -- they added the "1000" when the A2000 and A500 were introduced sometime in the late 80s)

I have an A1000 in the garage. I use my A1200 the most of my old Amigas because it has a Blizzard PPC accelerator in it.

I have my 1084S monitor hooked up to my Genesis with an RGB cable. Unknown to many folks, the Genesis had RGB output. I got a cable from Redmond Cable that gives me 1084 connector and stereo audio out. It's an awesome way to play those old Genesis/SEGA CD/32X games.