PS2 Linux Network Cluster

[Celeryface]

The New York Times reported this today. Interesting stuff.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/26/te...rint&position=

http://arrakis.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ps2/

[Videodrone]

if they would wait for the ps3 that supercomputer would be 1000 TIMES FASTER!!!

[Hero]

Still, several supercomputer experts said that the memory and computing bandwidth limitations of the PlayStation would prohibit broader applications of the machine.

Duh. The fact that someone makes a supercomputer out of PS2s doesn't somehow make the games look any better. I think this article was written as another Sony pat-on-the-back, and for the fact that a 'supercomputer' can be built relatively cheap ($20,000).

[sphere79]

Originally posted by Hero
I think this article was written as another Sony pat-on-the-back, and for the fact that a 'supercomputer' can be built relatively cheap

No way, Sony getting free BS press coverage? And from John Markoff no less?

I wonder how many missiles Saddam could launch with all those PS2's?

[Yoshi]

Originally posted by sphere79
I wonder how many missiles Saddam could launch with all those PS2's?

I think he has like one and a half left.

[cka]

Damn you all for cracking the Saddam joke ahead of me.

[Diplomatics]

Hmmmm....I wonder how many of those will be prone to Sony's infamous disc read errors. I guess thats probably why they clustered them if one goes they got others to back em up.

[Diff-chan]

Originally posted by sphere79
I wonder how many missiles Saddam could launch with all those PS2's?

[Opaque]

In all honesty that's one of the neatest things I've seen in a long time... it may be pointless on a level, but it's by all means hilarious... and this only makes me think more aout how I relly want to get that Linux kit...

[Tracer]

Originally posted by sphere79
No way, Sony getting free BS press coverage? And from John Markoff no less?

I wonder how many missiles Saddam could launch with all those PS2's?

Not Markoff again...

/me breaks out his Free Kevin shirt

Down with Takedown!

This guy is the Bill O'Reilly of tech-pundits (not experts as they say they are).

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