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Chris Bryant

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Posted: 06/11/08 07:58am

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The new RoadRunner super computer at Los Alamos labs- right now the fastest in the world- http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=332&tag=nl.e539.
The funny thing is- it's based on the Sony play station

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More info at http://lanl.gov/news/index.php/fuseaction/1663.article/d/200805/id/13277.

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HedoTravelers

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Posted: 06/11/08 08:01am

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Not exactly based on the PS3. But it does use their cell processor.
I own a PS3 and follow some forums related to it. That story has been all the buzz lately.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=190663

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Posted: 06/11/08 08:35am

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Here's one made out of actual PS3s. www.physorg.com/news92674403.html

His cluster of eight PS3 machines – the first such academic cluster in the world – packs the power of a small supercomputer, but at a total cost of about $5,000,...