[linux-audio-dev] Re: [music-dsp] XBOX as an audio DSP? (fwd)

[CK]

hi,

anyone around who ran audio stuff on the xbox/linux yet ?

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> From owner-music-dsp at shoko.calarts.edu Tue Nov 12 05:34:54 2002
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:22:30 +0800
> Subject: Re: [music-dsp] XBOX as an audio DSP?
> From: Stewart Greenhill <sgreenhill at iprimus.com.au>
> To: music-dsp at shoko.calarts.edu
> 
> On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 11:38 AM, Russell Borogove wrote:
[irrelevant parts snipped]
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> 
> Ultimately, it may be possible to run Linux (for example) without 
> modding the box. An anonymous donor has offered $US 200,000 towards the 
> development of such a "fix" so presumably if it is technically possible 
> it will be eventually done. Therefore, I guess one could eventually make 
> a CD image that boots the OS _and_ the application without requiring 
> mods or installs.
> 
> But its really not an "unfinished" OS. Its just unix with X11 and ALSA. 
> A single API targets both environments, so the extra work required to 
> make an app run on the xbox may not be great.
> 
> Personally, I doubt that I would pursue this route. However, it does 
> give an interesting "mass market" for linux audio applications.
> 
> Cheers,
>    Stewart
> 
> 
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