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I am suprised that no one has brought this up, but apparently, there is another super console on the way.
I don't know that much, only what I have heard, but apparently some company called Indrema (don't ask me, I have never heard of them) are bring out a console based on Linux. And, get this, rumour has it, it is going to be more powerful than the X-Box.
Can anyone confirm this, or is it just another rumour. Anyone who knows anything, can they please add to this discussion.
I don't know that much, only what I have heard, but apparently some company called Indrema (don't ask me, I have never heard of them) are bring out a console based on Linux. And, get this, rumour has it, it is going to be more powerful than the X-Box.
Can anyone confirm this, or is it just another rumour. Anyone who knows anything, can they please add to this discussion.
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Ok, knowing the general public's perception of a console purely on specs and the quality of renders it produces, will people start to take the indrema more seriously now the Xbox's true clock speed is revealed?
Whenever I've heard it mentioned, Its generally considered a bit of an outside chance for any success... more of an interesting novelty
Actually, I remember bringing this topic up about a week ago...
The selling point of the Indrema is the open source technology, they encourage independant developers to make their own games for the platform, freeware or for profit. All games have to go through a certification process before they are released, and this costs money for the developer, but once completed the game is posted on their network for other to download. You can get the SDK now from http://idn.indrema.com , which includes all of the libraries you need. It requires you to be running any Linux distribution, with at least 64mb ram, a 300mhz processor and a GeForce2 GTS. comparing it with the Xbox, it matches up pretty well on specifications, but the whole open source idea may mean we see a better library of titles for it, and the architecture is also designed to be upgradable, with everything on a card that you can simply slide in and out.
The selling point of the Indrema is the open source technology, they encourage independant developers to make their own games for the platform, freeware or for profit. All games have to go through a certification process before they are released, and this costs money for the developer, but once completed the game is posted on their network for other to download. You can get the SDK now from http://idn.indrema.com , which includes all of the libraries you need. It requires you to be running any Linux distribution, with at least 64mb ram, a 300mhz processor and a GeForce2 GTS. comparing it with the Xbox, it matches up pretty well on specifications, but the whole open source idea may mean we see a better library of titles for it, and the architecture is also designed to be upgradable, with everything on a card that you can simply slide in and out.
Hey, get this...a console even more powerful than XBOX and Indrema! It's tentatively called, "Neurocast", due to be released by SEGA in a couple of years, utilising Neural net processing to achieve processing speeds hundreds of times faster than anything you can imagine.
The specs?
2Ghz Neural synchro-spec FZ3 compound processor
1Gig Unified RAM
1Tb Hard Drive
Triple buffer Hardware MPEG-2
8 controller ports
4 video outs to power 4 monitors seperately
Wow...I can't wait!!!!!
Oh, and it's not true, but I bet you were all wetting your pants, you sad gits! Face it, there is no Indrema, and never will be. XBOX is currently undisputed king in the power stakes - for now. But, is power alone enough? Probably not, but you can sure as hell bet that Microsoft will NOT back a loser - XBOX will fly.
The specs?
2Ghz Neural synchro-spec FZ3 compound processor
1Gig Unified RAM
1Tb Hard Drive
Triple buffer Hardware MPEG-2
8 controller ports
4 video outs to power 4 monitors seperately
Wow...I can't wait!!!!!
Oh, and it's not true, but I bet you were all wetting your pants, you sad gits! Face it, there is no Indrema, and never will be. XBOX is currently undisputed king in the power stakes - for now. But, is power alone enough? Probably not, but you can sure as hell bet that Microsoft will NOT back a loser - XBOX will fly.
I remember checking out the Indrema's specs about 6 months ago when it was first discovered, and they looked dead similar to the XBox's to me. Indrema didn't even announce the machine formally; some news writer just bumped into it on the web.
Linux is a v. cool OS, and the Indrema may or may not be better than the XBox, but it seems very unlikely to me that a small start-up company could topple Microsoft despite any virtues its machine may have.
Linux is a v. cool OS, and the Indrema may or may not be better than the XBox, but it seems very unlikely to me that a small start-up company could topple Microsoft despite any virtues its machine may have.
http://www.indrema.com
Gooner wrote:
> I am suprised that no one has brought this up, but apparently,
> there is another super console on the way.
> I don't know that much, only what I have heard, but apparently
> some company called Indrema (don't ask me, I have never heard of
> them) are bring out a console based on Linux. And, get this,
> rumour has it, it is going to be more powerful than the X-Box.
> Can anyone confirm this, or is it just another rumour. Anyone
> who knows anything, can they please add to this discussion.
Yes you are right. It is not just rumors. Go check this website:
http://www.gxtreme.com/specs/
It looks more like a PC in a console shape then a real console. But it have power indeed.
> I am suprised that no one has brought this up, but apparently,
> there is another super console on the way.
> I don't know that much, only what I have heard, but apparently
> some company called Indrema (don't ask me, I have never heard of
> them) are bring out a console based on Linux. And, get this,
> rumour has it, it is going to be more powerful than the X-Box.
> Can anyone confirm this, or is it just another rumour. Anyone
> who knows anything, can they please add to this discussion.
Yes you are right. It is not just rumors. Go check this website:
http://www.gxtreme.com/specs/
It looks more like a PC in a console shape then a real console. But it have power indeed.
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