http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/25/ps3_supercomputer/ By James Sherwood RegHardware 25th November 2009 The US Air Force plans to buy a whopping 2200 PlayStation 3 games consoles which it will use to expand an existing PS3-based supercomputer. The current cluster of consoles contains 336 PS3s, each connected by their RJ45 ports to a common 24-port Gigabit Ethernet hub, Air Force online documentation states. The entire set-up runs on an in-house developed Linux-based OS. However, the expanded PS3 supercomputer will be used to further the Air Force's "architectural studies" which "determine what software and hardware technologies are implemented [in] military systems". The Air Force hasn't said much more than this, preferring to keep its intentions close to its medal-bedecked chest. However, it did describe one possible scenario where the PS3 supercomputer could be used to determine additional software and hardware requirements for advanced computing architectures and high-performance embedded computing applications. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Sun Nov 29 2009 - 23:43:30 PST
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