Curious what software they use to provision these PS3s ;-) Cheers,
Bernard On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Jeremy Baker <jello...@gmail.com> wrote: > DoD buys PS3 for HPC. > > CNN brief at > > http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/09/military-purchases-2200-ps3s/ > > Clip from report: > > "Though a single 3.2 GHz cell processor can deliver over 200 GFLOPS, > whereas the Sony PS3 configuration delivers approximately 150 GFLOPS, the > approximately tenfold cost difference per GFLOP makes the Sony PS3 the only > viable technology for HPC applications." > > > -- > Jeremy Baker > PO 297 > Johnson, VT > 05656 > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf