Congratulations to Helmut Dersch. This is a stunning result!
If the application evolves beyond prototye, it is be incentive enough to
buy a PS3 and install Linux :-))))
mrjimbo schrieb:
> Hi,
> I've heard bits and pieces about the power that's in the playstations.. I am personally not familiar with them..( I'm used to traditional puters) I'm not sure what I'm asking but briefly how does one make them useful for things other then games.. What OS are they running..etc.. I apologise ahead of time if this is to broad a question.. If so where can one gain a few insights as to how to mak euse of thes elittle power houses..
>
Sony actively helped to develop a Linux version that runs on the PS3, so
you can use the console just like a "normal computer".
The difference is: Current "next generation" game consoles (Xbox, PS3)
use specialized hardware, optimized for tasks which are common in
computer games: Media streaming, image manipulation, vector processing
etcetc... Coincidentally, this is also what you need for fast
image/panorama manipulation. The Cell CPU used in the PS3 is a derivate
of the IBM Power CPU (used in their servers and supercomputers):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_microprocessor
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