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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. XBOX2 + Cell = Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    XBOX2 is supposed to have Cell CPU(s) onboard. And obviously Windows is running on these.

  2. Cell by demon_2k · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Im not quite sure what's the bug deal about the cell. It doesn't sound all that different to what we have now. A few proccesors and a couple of specialized processors for other things. What am i missing?

  3. Sounds like an updated Transputer to me by nha · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Over 20 years ago InMos invented the transputer, a high-performance CPU with 4 high-speed on-chip channels. They invented OCCAM, a language optimized for parallel processing, just for it. It went approximately nowhere, at enormous expense.

    OTOH, with Sony and IBM behind it, this one is bound to at least get embedded a lot. I don't see much future for it beyond that.

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    NHA