And being a open platform, it runs Linux

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on August 23, 2009 at 19:26:15

In Reply to: The PS3 is a flaming supercomputer posted by Brian A on August 19, 2009 at 16:50:14:

Sony and IBM lose money on every PS3 they sell. Sun makes a small amount on each one from the Java licensing. In any case, there are many examples of the PS3 being used to create supercomputing clusters for scientific research.

Sony PS3 Clusters (Open in New Window)

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Topic - if you've been waiting... - Joe Murphy Jr 01:49:42 08/15/09 (14)

Why the fascination over the PS3 ? - woodyjeff 19:13:38 08/18/09 (8)

misinformation and opinion - Joe Murphy Jr 16:27:07 08/19/09 (5)

The PS3 is a flaming supercomputer - Brian A 16:50:14 08/19/09 (4)

And being a open platform, it runs Linux - AbeCollins 19:26:15 08/23/09 (3)

the new slim won't - Joe Murphy Jr 17:59:12 08/24/09 (2)

No more option to run the Linux OS ? - AbeCollins 19:53:15 08/25/09 (1)

nope - Joe Murphy Jr 18:00:08 08/26/09 (0)

RE: Why the fascination over the PS3 ? - AbeCollins 19:40:01 08/18/09 (1)

RE: Why the fascination over the PS3 ? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 03:44:14 08/30/09 (0)

$299 now - Joe Murphy Jr 16:34:23 08/18/09 (4)

PS3 will now Bitstream advanced audio codecs - TK421 15:10:05 08/21/09 (3)

need a link to a "trusted" source - Joe Murphy Jr 06:46:14 08/22/09 (2)

LINK - TK421 07:36:45 08/22/09 (1)

thanks - Joe Murphy Jr 10:43:43 08/22/09 (0)

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And being a open platform, it runs Linux - AbeCollins 19:26:15 08/23/09 (3)

the new slim won't - Joe Murphy Jr 17:59:12 08/24/09 (2)

No more option to run the Linux OS ? - AbeCollins 19:53:15 08/25/09 (1)

nope - Joe Murphy Jr 18:00:08 08/26/09 (0)

And being a open platform, it runs Linux

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