Scuttling Playstation2

I'm getting kind of tired of my PS2. I rarely play any games on it these days and only really use it for watching DVDs. But, my computer can do that now. I don't want to just sell the thing off if it still has some use to me. So, what I was wondering is if there is a way to remove the motherboard, load an os onto it, and use it as a full-fledged pc. If the UN had to ban all sales of PS2s in Iraq for fear that Saddam could use it as a super-computer to hack the Pentagon, I want in on its processing power. You guys know of any way I could do this?

You can still get the official PS2 Linux.  It comes with a Hard Disk, but you will need a keyboard of your own.

Waste of time, if you ask me, though.  PS2's have two 300 MHz processors.  Using a ps2 for a desktop is a hassle to set up and use.

Give it to your neighbor's kid so he can play crash bandicoot and be a hero. 

play Disgaea

>>2
One 293 MHz processor, and no, performance is not measured in MHz.

>>3

Disgaea for the win.

Good luck finding it in your local stores, though.  Took me about 2 months to lay my hands on a still-celophaned copy earlier this year.  (I don't believe in ebay)

>>4
Performance is measured in flops or triangles. Even then, It's theoretical, and is hard to calculate an actual ceiling

>>5

There are still places that sell that title new. I was just at a Fry's Electric in Phoenix that had like, 8 copies on the shelf.

>>7

That's pretty cool, you've got a good store there.

The only store around here, anymore, is Gamestop, and none of them carried it.  I didn't find it 'til I discovered a Gamecrazy /Hollywood Video in the strip mall next town over.  They had one copy which I bought, and which has not yet been replaced on their shelf.

>>7
The one in Tempe? I love that place =)

>>9

Phoenix. Off I-17 and Thunderbird

>>10
Being new to the area i was unaware there were multiple Fry's Electronics in the area. I'm in Scottsdale, so teh Tempe one is most likely closer.