The Best Game in Town (Linux Journal) [LWN.net]

Linux Journal talks with Kai Staats, CEO of Terra Soft, about a supercomputing cluster using the Sony PlayStation 3 and Yellow Dog Linux. "In October 2006, Terra Soft announced its plan to build the world's first supercomputing cluster using the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), which utilizes the IBM Cell Broadband Engine and the Linux operating system. The idea emerged when Sony Computer Entertainment came knocking on Terra Soft's door, interested in showing that the PS3 is more than merely a game box. After building a 3,000-sq-ft supercomputing facility, located at Terra Soft's headquarters, and adding a heavy dose of good old-fashioned tinkering, the cluster is well underway. Terra Soft's CEO Kai Staats called the building of the PS3 cluster a "highlight of [his] time in this industry". We caught up with Kai recently for an insider's view on the PS3 cluster."

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