▲ 406 ▼ It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine (steamdeckhq.com) submitted 2 years ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz 194 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) HTPC wasn't a Windows thing though Microsoft did have Windows Media Center, which was a pretty slick interface for HTPCs I used to use XBMC, which is now Kodi, for an interface. Before that I just used a PC running Mandrake Linux with a wireless mouse and keyboard. Haha. Had a TV tuner, acted as a DVR, and also could play my library of SNES and NES games through it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Windows MCE, that was it! Not HTPC. I knew a guy that built a career using xbmc in a professional environment, scripted out the wazoo to make it not look like xbmc. I think I even tried running it on an actual Xbox, and being impressed with it. But MCE on a spare laptop was better. I eventually built an HTPC to run MCE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Windows MCE, that was it! Not HTPC. I knew a guy that built a career using xbmc in a professional environment, scripted out the wazoo to make it not look like xbmc. I think I even tried running it on an actual Xbox, and being impressed with it. But MCE on a spare laptop was better. I eventually built an HTPC to run MCE. permalink fedilink source parent