Archaic

In some cases Sony likes to recycle old technology or keep backwards compatibility. Although not directly PS3 related, these references might be usefull.

• PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca:11068/mymc/ps2mcfs.html

• Playstation File System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playstation_File_System
• Portable Sound Format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Sound_Format

• Dev Refs/PlayStation OS Guide http://nenolod.net/~nenolod/ps-x_os_guide.pdf

• Padua playstation coding resource site http://psx.rules.org/psxrul2.shtml

• Background and Forensic Analysis of the File System and Standard Files on the PlayStation Portable http://consoleforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sony_psp_forensics.pdf

• Not Yaroze - Playstation Programming without official tools http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/2004/psx/ny_e.htm

• PSX: List of ICs (1997/08/13) (Maxon) http://patpend.net/technical/psx/psxchips.txt
• PSX: Link Cable Pin-Out (Flame) http://patpend.net/technical/psx/linkcabl.txt
• PSX: SCE and PS-X Executable Header Description http://patpend.net/technical/psx/exeheader.txt
• PSX: Sony PlayStation Controller Information (1999/04/01) (Andrew J. McCubbin) http://emudocs.org/PlayStation/psxcont/
• PSX: Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know about the PlayStation But Were Afraid to Ask (1.1, 2000/04/29) (Joshua Walker) doc/pdf/html
• PSX: Sony PlayStation Motherboard (2004) (Rick Dikeman) http://emudocs.org/PlayStation/Psboard_800.jpg
• PSX: FAQ http://patpend.net/technical/psx/playstat.txt
• PSX: Technical Information http://patpend.net/technical/psx/PlayTech.txt
• PSX: SCPH9000 service manual http://psxdev.ru/files/manuals/SERVICE_MANUAL_SCPH_9000_3RD_ED.pdf
• PSX: CPU dissection http://wiki.psxdev.ru/index.php/CPU_CELLS
• PSX: Components photos http://psxdev.ru/download