Of Linux, servers, and Dreamcasts
Posted by Keilaron on Wednesday, June 29. 2005 in DreamCast, Hardware, Linux
If you've ever had the "bright" idea of opening a console with the idea that, seeing how modular it seemed to be, you might be able to upgrade some part of it -- desist. While I was rather certain that I'd get nowhere, I did it anyway.
The thought originated from seeing that Linux could be run on a Dreamcast - pretty sweet, if you have any use for it. But I didn't want it for playing games or what have you; Rather, I had the intention of running a server on the DC. Hey, if it had the necessary hardware, why not? As a bonus, I could even run games on it if I wanted to. First, however, I had to check the specs - and 16 MB of (main) SDRAM isn't all that appealing, especially since my server currently needs much more than that.
But I already had the idea of running my server off a DC, since the thing could be equipped with a LAN/broadband adapter. So why not at least check? Knowing it was most likely a waste of time, I decided to open the DreamCast and see if I could upgrade it's memory - after all, SDRAM is (or was) fairly common.
(Though this is the first time I've opened a console, I have opened computer cases before, laptops included. I strongly disrecommend opening any such device on your own if you haven't done so before, and aren't being supervised, especially if you haven't bothered to read any advice and precautions.)
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The thought originated from seeing that Linux could be run on a Dreamcast - pretty sweet, if you have any use for it. But I didn't want it for playing games or what have you; Rather, I had the intention of running a server on the DC. Hey, if it had the necessary hardware, why not? As a bonus, I could even run games on it if I wanted to. First, however, I had to check the specs - and 16 MB of (main) SDRAM isn't all that appealing, especially since my server currently needs much more than that.
But I already had the idea of running my server off a DC, since the thing could be equipped with a LAN/broadband adapter. So why not at least check? Knowing it was most likely a waste of time, I decided to open the DreamCast and see if I could upgrade it's memory - after all, SDRAM is (or was) fairly common.
(Though this is the first time I've opened a console, I have opened computer cases before, laptops included. I strongly disrecommend opening any such device on your own if you haven't done so before, and aren't being supervised, especially if you haven't bothered to read any advice and precautions.)
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