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Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @11:46AM from the as-if-you-have-an-opteron dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new 64-bit Linux CD can instantly turn an AMD Opteron-equipped PC into the ultimate gaming console, according to Super Computer Inc. (SCI). The company has created a distribution of the popular America's Army multi-player strategy game on a bootable Linux CD, that it says was developed in partnership with AMD, nVidia, and the US Army."

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whow (Score:1, Funny)

by EpokhusMinimalist ( 691947 ) writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @11:49AM (#7103927)

Good to know the hords of gamers with opteron's can play the world's best games....in 64

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Well gee (Score:5, Funny)

by KDan ( 90353 ) writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @11:49AM (#7103931) Homepage

If that's the killer niche app for the opteron, I feel sorry for AMD!...

Daniel

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Turn your $2000 PC into a $150 Toy! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @11:50AM (#7103940)

Where do I sign up?

Maybe they can release instructions on how to dissemble my car and build a go cart out of the parts.

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How far we've come... (Score:5, Funny)

by 3Suns ( 250606 ) writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @11:54AM (#7103977) Homepage

How far we've come since the days of Apple IIe and Commodore64 and Kaypro. With all this new technology, it's interesting to see the return of the "Application Diskette".

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Heh,I didn't like the 32 Bit Version All THAT Much (Score:2, Funny)

by H8X55 ( 650339 ) writes: <jason...r...thomas@@@gmail...com> on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @12:05PM (#7104098) Homepage Journal

Now it sucks even faster.

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Re:is anyone else bothered (Score:2, Funny)

by Trigun ( 685027 ) writes: <evil@evil e m p i r e . a t h .cx> on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @12:18PM (#7104238)

how long before we have another columbine-type scenario where the kids have learned team combat tactics from playing these kinds of games and are far more successful?

Just have armed teachers camping at the respawn points. That'll learn'em!

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But Gentoo! GENTOO! Arghahahaha Gentoo!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

by mao che minh ( 611166 ) writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @12:29PM (#7104357) Journal

How come no matter what the topic at hand is, some clown has to jump up and down and go on-and-on about Gentoo?
I am so sick of hearing about Gentoo everytime I read Slashdot. If Gentoo were a living person I would kick him in the ghoulies.

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Re:A 64-bit gaming console? (Score:5, Funny)

by Wakko Warner ( 324 ) * writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @12:30PM (#7104362) Homepage Journal

Yeah. I'll be able to play TONS of games on a BARE CPU.

- A.P.

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Re:Turn your $2000 PC into a $150 Toy! (Score:3, Funny)

by jvalenzu ( 96614 ) writes: on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @12:58PM (#7104683) Homepage

Turning $2000 worth of equipment into $150 of value is a Department of Defense specialty.

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Re:But Gentoo! GENTOO! Arghahahaha Gentoo!!!!! (Score:4, Funny)

by rizzo ( 21697 ) writes: <donNO@SPAMseiler.us> on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @01:07PM (#7104778) Homepage Journal

We are gentoo.

You will be assimilated.

Resistance is futile.

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Re:A 64-bit gaming console? (Score:5, Funny)

by zero-one ( 79216 ) writes: <jonwpayne@@@gmail...com> on Wednesday October 01, 2003 @01:42PM (#7105200) Homepage

...including catch the CPU, hide the CPU, throw the CPU and Opteron Jenga

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whow (Score:1, Funny)

Well gee (Score:5, Funny)

Turn your $2000 PC into a $150 Toy! (Score:5, Funny)

How far we've come... (Score:5, Funny)

Heh,I didn't like the 32 Bit Version All THAT Much (Score:2, Funny)

Re:is anyone else bothered (Score:2, Funny)

But Gentoo! GENTOO! Arghahahaha Gentoo!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:A 64-bit gaming console? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Turn your $2000 PC into a $150 Toy! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:But Gentoo! GENTOO! Arghahahaha Gentoo!!!!! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:A 64-bit gaming console? (Score:5, Funny)

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