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PSX2 To Replace Your PC?

Posted by emmett on from the and-lara-croft-as-your-instant-messenger dept.

rosewood writes "It is always slightly funny to watch a major news agency like CNN delve into a high tech debate. This article gives some information about Sony's new Playstation 2 and their Emotion Engine that claims 6.2 GFlops at 300mhz. Sounds interesting, but is it really enough to start replacing computers?"

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  1. Idle time by ucblockhead · · Score: 5

    According to MicroDesign Resources, the processor can handle 6.2 gigaflops at 300MHz. A single gigaflop equals one billion floating-point operations per second. MDR says that makes the chip two times faster than a 733-MHz Pentium III...

    Ok, everyone here whose machine is currently at 100% CPU usage, raise your hand.

    Now lower your hand if it is seti - 98%.

    Now lower your hand if it is distributed.net - 98%.

    Anyone with a hand still up?

    The realy question is not what its CPU speed is, but how fast its access to peripherals is. Anyone got any info?

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    The cake is a pie
  2. Computers for Non-Elite: The PSX2 by Donut · · Score: 5

    We here in the game development community are live in awe/fear of the PSX2. It is an extremely capable device, beyond it's gaming characteristics. It has FireWire. It has DVD. It has PC Card. It cost $200. It will be in every living room, bought as a game device.

    But, with the right marketing and accessories, it could do everything that 80% of home computer users need in a computer. It will surf the web, do email, and play games. For way less than a PC, and no hassles with compatibility, no installation nightmares, no DirectX downloads, no problems at all.

    I predict this device will sneak into America's homes and become the home computer that everyone envisioned in Sci-Fi books 20 years ago.

    We here on /. sometimes forget how little of the market we represent. We are elite. Most people don't even know what we are talking about. While we argue about the suspensions in our sports cars, most of the world drives their Hondas, oblivious to our passions.

    By the way, everyone thought the IBM PC sucked when it first came out. Remember?