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Quiksilver89

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« on: April 07, 2004, 06:23:00 PM »
hey,
i was wondering if there is a xbox-linux compatible messenger (like msn) that you can play on your xbox, and chat with others on msn?

is there any program/way to do this??


thanx

andy
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thegame_evolution

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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2004, 06:27:00 PM »
well you could just install linux then download msn messenger yourself.......
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2004, 06:31:00 PM »
whoa! thats actually possoble? i thought u could only run linux or xbox (.xbe) based programs??? so r u saying i could basically run ANY program on my xbox???

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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2004, 06:32:00 PM »
QUOTE (Quiksilver89 @ Apr 7 2004, 08:31 PM)
whoa! thats actually possoble? i thought u could only run linux or xbox (.xbe) based programs??? so r u saying i could basically run ANY program on my xbox???

 you can run things under linux, you can run windows apps with WINE (however alot of apps wont run well, since by that time you have 3 layers of OS and xbox has a finite amount of RAM and processing power, lol)
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2004, 06:36:00 PM »
ok, could you explain this WINE thing and how to get it please??

thanx
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2004, 06:39:00 PM »
WINE is a windows emulator for linux. However it isnt recommended for the xbox because of the limited hardware.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2004, 06:39:00 PM »
QUOTE (Quiksilver89 @ Apr 7 2004, 08:36 PM)
ok, could you explain this WINE thing and how to get it please??

thanx

 all i know about it is that its a windows emulator for linux, ill have to let some of linux gurus fill you in on the rest
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2004, 06:42:00 PM »
ok thanx...so theres no other way to run messenger on my xbox other than with WINE?
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2004, 06:43:00 PM »
you dont even need WINE.......im 99.9% sure there is MSN messenger available for linux. You can just install linux on the xbox then download MSN.
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« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2004, 06:47:00 PM »
ok ill give it a try, then get back to u...thanx


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« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2004, 07:32:00 PM »
nah, it didn't work...but on IRC i heard you use a program called gain..so im gonna try this ;)
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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2004, 09:12:00 PM »
gain i know of is gay adware packaged with Kazaa hehe
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« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2004, 11:33:00 PM »
QUOTE (pjfan281 @ Apr 7 2004, 11:12 PM)
gain i know of is gay adware packaged with Kazaa hehe

 yes. gain is bad.
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« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2004, 12:35:00 AM »
QUOTE (Quiksilver89 @ Apr 8 2004, 02:32 AM)
nah, it didn't work...but on IRC i heard you use a program called gain..so im gonna try this ;)

 its actually called gaim and you can download it here -> http://gaim.sf.net whether or not it'll work with your xbox is a different story (i have not tried)
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