The Best Game in Town

“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…'”

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