IBM's Cell Processor — Not Just for PS3 Anymore

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday September 13, 2006 @09:48AM from the processor-before-the-games dept.

TechFreep writes to tell us that IBM has released a new line of QS20 Blade Servers based on the processor they developed for the Playstation 3. From the article: "Today IBM announced a new line of high-powered QS20 Blade Servers intended for use in seismic research, encryption, digital image rendering and military surveillance applications. Each QS20 will include two nine-cored Cell Processors clocked at 3.2Ghz apiece, which were developed along with Sony and Toshiba for Sony's upcoming Playstation 3 console. As Playstation 3 isn't scheduled for release until November, the QS20 will mark the first application in which the highly-touted Cell will be available to consumers."

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I'm actually quite excited by HatchedEggs · 2006-09-13 09:55 · Score: 5, Informative

Not necessarily about this announcement of course as most of us have seen it coming for some time. However, the concept of the core processor is quite strong and I think that it will play an important role in computing in the future.

A little tid bit about all that: http://www.blachford.info/computer/Cell/Cell0_v2.h tml

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Better info by marleyboy · 2006-09-13 09:57 · Score: 5, Informative

Maybe take a peek at the Wiki entry about the cell processor for a good background of what it is capable of.

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