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Cell Workstations in 2005

Posted by michael on from the it-slices-it-dices dept.

yerdaddie writes "The cell processor will be introduced in graphics workstations before release in the Playstation 3, according to press releases by IBM and Sony. As previously discussed, IBM will be releasing more details in February 2005. However, apparently prototype workstations have already been "powered-on" and will be available in 2005. Since Windows on PPC was scrapped back in 1997, this leads to speculation that perhaps Linux, AIX, or BSD will be the operating system for cell workstations."

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  1. Re:Distributed Processing by DigiShaman · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is a reason they called it Cell. Put enough of them togeather and you get multi-cell neural network. Maybe a super computer with enough cells can be called a "brain"

    And please, never install one of these on the planet Zebs and call it Mother Brain. Ok?

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  2. New Ways For Wives to Nag Their Husbands by ngyahloon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wife: Honey, can you turn down the TV volume, you're stealing too much processing from the microwave and my chicken wont bake nicely.

    Husband (sniggers): Yah, as if it'll make it taste better

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  3. STI Cell by bitswapper · · Score: 3, Funny


    Too bad 3M didn't get involved.
    Then it would have been the STIM Cell processor.

  4. Re:Distributed Processing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    It has been stated before that the PlayStation 3 is expected to be capable of distributed processing

    Nope. Sony hype. You'll be lucky if the thing loads games properly.