Sony Studies Commercial PlayStation 3 Supercomputing Grid
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| With an estimated 6 million PlayStation 3s sold, it's little wonder
| that pharmaceutical companies, medical startups, and other businesses
| would be hot to chat with Sony about building a supercomputing grid
| that they could tap into.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070412/tc_cmp/199000285
SGI alum returns as chief executive
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| Ewald previously was chairman and CEO of competitor Linux
| Networx, but earlier in his career was SGI's chief operating officer.
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http://news.com.com/2110-1014_3-6175201.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Like many proprietary vendors, SGI has chosen the Linux way. Sun, Motorola,
Palm, maybe even Nokia...
Related:
Cure@PS3 Performance Update
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| Not even a full day after the release of the Folding@Home
| client for the Playstation 3, the total computing power of
| a mere 6,860 Playstation 3 systems has surpassed that of
| a vast 158,806 Windows computers!
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http://clete2.com/2007/03/23/foldinghome-on-the-playstation-3-status-report/
PS3 Real-time Ray-tracing
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| IBM Interactive Ray-tracer (iRT) using three Sony Playstation3s (PS3)
| to render a model that is 75x more complex then those used in
| today's games.
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http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-33982.aspx
PS3 Yellow Dog Linux Install Videos
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| Due to the demand on the PS3 forums I am making some install videos of
| Yellow Dog Linux. Sorry about the slightly shaky footage, since I was
| installing and holding the camera at the same time.
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http://fatpenguinblog.com/?p=798
PS3 Bests Wii And Xbox 360 In Play Pre-Orders
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| "PS3 News is reporting that PS3 pre-orders are fifteen times more than Wii,
| while Xbox 360 trails by a six to one margin."
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http://www.s-times.net/02172007/17/ps3_bests_wii_and_xbox_360_in_play_pre_orders
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