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Playstation 2 Linux Cluster at NCSA

Posted by simoniker on from the networked-fun-for-everyone dept.

Mr. Spock writes "The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is looking at scientific computing on the Sony Playstation 2. They've set up a cluster with 65 compute nodes. They're running Linux for Playstation 2. What will they think of next?"

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  2. Re:Cost Effective by O · · Score: 0, Troll
    I have two Sony PS2 with uptimes of nearly a year...

    that's kind of weird, man. i appreciate it, though. thanks for posting.
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