$199, and you can develop you own PS2 games! Now for a few fun bits, from the FAQ at http://playstation2-linux.com/faq.php
Linux, also known as GNU Linux is a widely used operating system that was developed under the Open Source development model. For more information, please see http://www.linux.org/ ... What is on the DVD discs ? DISC 1 The PlayStation 2 Runtime Environment PlayStation 2 System Manuals DISC 2 The Linux operating system Kernel version 2.2.1 Xfree86 X-Windows version 3.3.6 with support for PlayStation 2 Graphics Synthesizer GCC 2.95.2 and GLIBC 2.2.2 An alpha version of Mesa 3D supporting limited graphics acceleration PlayStation 2 Development Libraries, device drivers, tools and sample code ... Is the PlayStation 2 specific hardware available under Linux (for PlayStation 2)? Yes. The PlayStation 2 System Manuals (provided) include detailed specifications on the vector processing units VU0 and VU1, the DMA Controller, the Emotion Engine CPU, the Graphics Synthesizer (GS) and the IPU (MPEG decode assist). Software libraries, tools, device drivers, source code and examples are provided to show how to access this hardware. The PlayStation 2 contains a subsystem for operating peripherals and audio including the SPU2 (Sound Processing Unit), the IOP, the HDD, the DVD drive, controllers, memory cards, USB and other peripherals. The hardware specification for these units is not disclosed. The Runtime Environment provided on DISC 1 includes binary software device drivers for controlling these hardware units. Source code for the Runtime Environment is proprietary and will not be disclosed. However, DISC 2 contains Linux device drivers (with source code) which show how to access all these devices through the Runtime Environment interface. This gives the developer access to the functionality of all the devices but not the complete hardware specification. At this time, we have no plans to release an i.Link (1394) driver. -- -- Ben Barrett Software & Systems Engineer counterclaim Phone: 541.484.9235 Fax: 541.484.9193
