> That is unbelievably cool. The people at http://www.gc-linux.org/ did the cool stuff: They ported the kernel. > At the risk of sounding seriously daft, I've just been browsing ebay in > the hopes of picking up a gamecube cheap. Is there anything I should > know about different variations? AFAIK there are 3 different revisions: A : Original B : Serial Port 2 removed (never used) C : Serial Port 2 removed + Digital AV removed And as usual nintendo divided the world into three regions: Europa / Japan / USA. If you only want to run Linux, it doesn't matter what revision you buy. The only big question is: 'How to run homebrew stuff': http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/FAQ#Running_Homebrew_Code