Alternative Operating Systems
Beyond gaming, a modded Xbox can be used as a media center with XBMC.
There are also distributions of Linux developed specifically for the Xbox, including those based on Gentoo, Debian, Damn Small Linux and Dyne:bolic.
List of alternative operating systems:
- Xbox Linux is a project that ported Linux to the Xbox.
- FreeBSD and NetBSD have also been ported to Xbox.
- Windows CE
- ReactOS
- A partial port of Windows XP is available on some modding websites but this usually involves removing the CPU and resoldering a different Pentium III as well as a heavily modified BIOS. One advantage over a regular, unmodded Xbox, is the ability to use a trainer.
Famous quotes containing the words alternative, operating and/or systems:
“If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?”
—Graham Greene (1904–1991)
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—Louise Hart (20th century)
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—Don Marquis (1878–1937)