Re: Scientists use PlayStations to create supercomputer

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Michael Collins <mcollins () aleae com>
Date: December 19, 2008 9:47:02 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Scientists use PlayStations to create supercomputer

Alright, an honest question about this.  Back a whiles, there were a  
lot of gameboy-based experiments in HCI since it was a cheap  
substitute for a PDA, however the PS3 is pretty expensive.  At $400  
per, and with the ram limitations, isn't it cheaper at this time to  
build a cluster out of generic boxes from newegg; I can get a cheap  
2GHZ box with 1 GB from there for less than $200.  Has anyone done the  
dollar figures to find out of this is actually cost effective?


On Dec 19, 2008, at 9:18 PM, David Farber wrote:

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> From: GLIGOR1 () aol com
> Date: December 19, 2008 7:53:18 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: For IP: Scientists use PlayStations to create supercomputer
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> Scientists use PlayStations to create supercomputer
>
> Computer hobbyists and researchers take note: two U.S. scientists  
> have created a step-by-step guide on how to build a supercomputer  
> using multiple PlayStation 3 video-game consoles.
>
> Full Story:
> http://links.cbc.ca/a/l.x?T=jncickbffjojidjjcgnicefjmejg&M=37
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