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Xbox Modding & Surgery

Microsoft plays games, we run Linux

Published in issue 346, September 2005

Xbox Modding & Surgery
The Xbox made by Microsoft is a very popular games console. What many buyers don't know is that the Xbox is really just an ordinary PC running a special version of Windows. This leaves the door open to experimenting, for example with Linux. But first you have to get round a couple of modifications, which for many is all part of the fun. So let's get started!

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