Subject: Re: self hosted system?
To: moises <agamenon@fide.org>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 02/04/2001 16:11:40
moises writes:
> Hello, my name is Moses, I'm from Spain and I'm new in this list: I would 
> like to know (if possible) when will be avaible to download a self-hosted 

Not right now.  Also, any future self-hosted snapshot will not be truly
self-hosted as you will need the broadband adapter to run diskless. (and
an NFS/dhcp server, etc)
It should be possible to make a minimalist environment available that runs
totally only the dreamcast, but that is probably not an immediate goal.

> system. I don't have a dreamcast, but if the answer is less than two months, 
> I will buy one tomorrow, I love NetBSD and I would love more to have a 
> "laptop" (the dreamcast :-)  ) running NetBSD.

Well, with no local storage (other than a VMU), it will not be extremely
useful standalone.  I guess a system with ppp and w3m/links/lynx could be
doable on a CD though. :)

How about MicroWindows, or the Qt/Embedded stuff?

> Only one more question, I don't know if this is crazy but, it's possible to 
> connect a hard disk to a dreamcast ;) 

Not at the moment, unless you build a Maplebus (2Mbit/s) to IDE adapter. :)
Actually I would like to see someone build a IDE adapter that plugs in to
the broadband adapter slot. (with say, an IDE and an ethernet, or a passthru.)

-Andrew