Stupid Question: Folding on game consoles?

[zelmo]

I have an Xbox and a PS2, both on my home network, neither is modded in any way. Is there a way to use either of these puppies to Fold while I am not gaming? With new consoles around the corner (well, in the next year or so), I am less concerned about running the current ones into the ground. It'd be cool if they could at least be put to some use.

 

[redeye be]

interesting.

My first thought: as long as they make it a racing game

serious, the first thing i did was google 'ps2 folding', look what came up as the second result . https://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-23298.html

Anybody want to try this?

 

[zelmo]

I guess I should have searched first, but it didn't occur to me that anyone else would have proposed something this otw.

Maybe when I actually get my backwards compatible Xbox 360 and PS3, I'll be more willing to throw caution to the wind and give this a go. For now, I'll leave it for braver folk than I.

 

[redeye be]

It doesn't even really look that great. You have to purchase an entire kit (hd, kb, mouse, DVD,...) just to run linux on there

 

[zelmo]

It doesn't even really look that great. You have to purchase an entire kit (hd, kb, mouse, DVD,...) just to run linux on there

A good point. By the time PS3 is out, it might even be cheaper (at least not much more expensive) to just buy a G5 mini and set it to Fold 24/7. Just hate to think of that h/w sitting in my closet doing nothing...

 

[atszyman]

Someone needs to convince a game developer to port the code over as a game disk.

Rather than spend $200 on the HD linux kit you could spend ~$40 on the disk and a memory card, and just pop it in and fold.

 

[stubeeef]

Someone needs to convince a game developer to port the code over as a game disk.

Rather than spend $200 on the HD linux kit you could spend ~$40 on the disk and a memory card, and just pop it in and fold.

That is a great idea.

 

[Dreadnought]

IF you modded, that you can run linux on it, then it's very easy to put folding on it. I will try to convince a friend of mine who mods Xbox's and try it on his, if he wants to. He is a bit carefull with folding, I explained it to him a couple of times, but he doesn't get it.