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jamesben
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 16:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello, just a random thought... my 360 was recently banned, so I thought, is there anyway to turn this console into a Windows based home computer?

It seems to me that there is an outstanding graphics/cpu chipset sitting there doing bugger all at the moment, and so could it be changed into a personal computer? Maybe adding HDD's etc.

Probobly impossible, but worth a shot if anyone knows anything about this?


Cheers
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eebeejay
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 16:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It'd be easier to turn it into a cappuccino maker.
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couchlock
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 17:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why is that? This would be pretty awesome if possible.
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cee43ja1
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 17:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just because you don't have online play, you want to stop using it's main function of a gaming console?
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Farrukh49
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 18:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
dont know about windows but you can put Linux on the 360
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couchlock
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 18:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Farrukh49:
 dont know about windows but you can put Linux on the 360
Is that what freebooting does?
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scum101
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 19:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not exactly .. here is the guide.. go for it and report back.. IF you have the right hardware.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=595543&st=0

it's going to make a crap pc.. just like it's older brother.. not enough ram.
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couchlock
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 20:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It has more ram than my current computer. Heck, an atari probably has more ram than my current computer.
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John_Donn
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_ 		7. December 2009 @ 22:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
an xbox 360 would make an awful computer lol. it plays games well because thats all it is made to do. if it had a operating system like 7 it would not be able to also play games. dont do this for your own sake
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jamesben
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_ 		10. December 2009 @ 08:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the replies.

Ok, well maybe I'll give it a miss, was just an idea.

*Possibly look into the Linux thing though?
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