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IBM-Sony-Toshiba Reveal New Cell Processor Details

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

BBCWatcher writes "The three main partners in the Cell Processor initiative announced technical details of the new architecture. IBM's documents are particularly revealing. There's much more information on how developers, including open source developers, can access the SPUs (Synergistic Processor Units). As reported earlier, Sony will put the Cell into every Playstation 3 game machine, due early next year. And yes, Cell runs Linux."

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  1. cell laptops.. by marcushnk · · Score: 0, Troll

    I reckon a Cell Laptop version would rock the mobile world... for starters it would take MS 3-4 years to catch up and develop a usable OS for it.. or they'd do what they normally do.. steal/buy someone else's..

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  2. Sad by Mensa+Babe · · Score: 0, Troll

    I run Linux on my toaster. ... I said that as a joke, but to be sure it hadn't been done, I googled it. I was wrong.

    I thought that someone building a Linux running toaster must have no life, but to be sure, I followed your link. I was right.

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  3. That's a junk link. by i41Overlord · · Score: 0, Troll

    That site has been torn apart numerous times for it's nonsense. Please don't even link to it in a technical discussion if you want to maintain any kind of credibility.

    Browsing around on his site will also give you lots of "info" on aliens and other garbage.