Well does anyone know how much memory it has in it and how much memory
Linux/NetBSD NEEDS?

David

IN>On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 05:09:25PM -0500, Rob Healey wrote:
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IN>> 	Anyone know what chip the PS1 uses? I didn't think it would have
IN>> 	the MMU, let alone the memory and I/O capability, to run anything
IN>> 	*ix in nature. Is there a secret full function serial port on the
IN>> 	PS1 like the Dreamcast has to uses as a console and/or I/O port?
IN>> 
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IN>As others have stated, the PSX uses a processor with a MIPS core running
IN>at 33 Mhz.  I don't know if it has an MMU or not.  If it doesn't, there is
IN>the ucLinux port which works without an MMU (but also without virtual memor
IN>and memory protection IIRC).  
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IN>There IS a serial port that goes to the outside of the PSX.  It is used 
IN>for linking two PSX's together for games like Wipeout XL which support 
IN>head to head play with two PSX's and two monitors.  The serial port is 
IN>almost the same as the Dreamcast's serial port, in that it lacks the 
IN>Maxim voltage converter to make it a "real" RS-232 serial port.  So it 
IN>requires a dongle adapter just like the Dreamcast serial port.  
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IN>Brendan Dowling
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