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[Kleegamefan]

It includes:


One IBM Cell processor

One Toshiba Super Companion Chip(video/audio input/output, digital AV interface, IEEE 1394, digital tuner interface, network interface and storage device interface)

One power supply system chip

One DVD drive

One HDD preloaded with Linux and TRON

Various preloaded software (middleware,software development tools,Eclipse framework based editor, compiler, debugger, and performance monitor)

Various Cooling equipment (fans, etc.) and a snazzy case

Available ~ April 2006

Price is not mentioned

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_09/pr2001.htm

 

[Vennt]

Hmm, is anything known about Toshibas SCC chip at all? (Other than whats listed above.)

And is it known if that'll be in the PS3?

(Certainly seems to fit the bill for the previously rumoured "companion" chip.)

 

[Dr_Cogent]

What are you going to do with Linux though?

Can't really play that many games on it.

Comes loaded with TRON? Cool!

 

[MbGCaM]

Pure garbage.

 

[element]

holy crap!! What type of PSU does that take!!! It has two ATX 12v plugs!!

 

[Izzy]

Why not wait for the future PS3 Linux kit?

 

[DonasaurusRex]

hmm so they are gonna take the plunge into the desktop market eh...interesting indeed.

 

[Vennt]

Of course, judging by previous pics of the PS3 dev kit, theres a reason they are not showing you the rest of it, well as a GAF exclusing I present you the PSU, Case and CPU Cooling Fan:

 

[Kleegamefan]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Raistlin]

Anyone have any interest in an unused PS2 Linux kit?

I purchased it right before I started a long term project involving A LOT of travel (what, 3+ years ago?).

Basically, I had no ambition to go home and do more coding.

 

[genjiZERO]

I wonder if we'll ever be able to just buy a Cell CPU and motherboard and build our own computer.

 

[Raistlin]

Even if available, to run with what OS?

You'ld have to wait until if and when someone(s) with a Linux kit either rips the OS, or modifies a standard version of Linux to run on it.

 

[Phoenix]

The PS3 devkits are running a custom variant of Linux.

 

[Kleegamefan]

I wonder if we'll ever be able to just buy a Cell CPU and motherboard and build our own computer.

I'm sure wintel is hoping we won't

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Google should write an OS that runs over cell and kick the fucking shit out of Microsoft.

Wouldn't that be a bitch.

:lol

 

[Vark]

I'm sure wintel is hoping we won't

outside of limited uses, the cell isn't exactly general purpose.

 

[Sho Nuff]

I'm sure wintel is hoping we won't

Even Steve Jobs laughs at you

 

[FiRez]

Good luck finding apps for that thing

 

[Raistlin]

If someone did it - in theory at least, all linux apps should work.

 

[Tellaerin]

outside of limited uses, the cell isn't exactly general purpose.

People are quick to mention Cell's specialized nature, and cite this as the key reason a Cell-based PC would fare poorly on desktops. My question is, outside of games and multimedia applications (both of which a Cell-based machine would excel at), how much of the 'general-purpose computing power' of a typical PC is ever utilized by the average home user? I could be wrong, but I'd think that even though it might not be the optimal chip for the job, a Cell-based PC should still be able to run a web browser, word processor, spreadsheet, etc., at acceptable speeds. (Whether or not it'd be significantly more difficult to code those apps is another question.) Personally, I'd love to see somebody launch a Cell-based desktop machine.

Google should write an OS that runs over cell and kick the fucking shit out of Microsoft.

Wouldn't that be a bitch.

:lol

I don't think I'd want to run anything on a Google OS after reading about some of the privacy issues surrounding their search engine. I wouldn't mind seeing IBM make a big comeback in the home market with a Cell-based home PC, though.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

ibm sold their home market desktop/laptop business. Cell is coming to the workstation/server space though IBM is sure of that, so theres a possibility of a cell desktop.

 

[TheInkyVoid]

The Linux kernel is as we speak being updated to run on Cell chips. It has been for some time. Complete with support for SPEs.

http://kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/kt20050905_326.html

The only thing missing is a version of iTunes for Linux.

 

[Hitokage]

The only thing missing is a version of iTunes for Linux.

http://amarok.kde.org

 

[DCharlie]

Cell could have some interesting applications in business, but i'm sure we'll get the usual mongs (like we do at our company ALL THE TIME) telling us to migrate onto Cell workstations as DESKTOPS (like we did with Linux)

 

[gofreak]

hmm so they are gonna take the plunge into the desktop market eh...interesting indeed.

This isn't really a "desktop" for consumer use, I don't think. It's a hardware development platform for Cell programmers, really. It's not like this is going into a PC they're going to market for $999 against Dell

(Dell, Cell, wayhay!)

 

[seanoff]

It would make a fantastic home HDTV/Music server.

1 x 8 cell would be able to decode enough music and HD video for the average very rich family home.

Say 6 simultaneous HD video streams, 3 music streams and other ancillary stuff.


KLEE, make this your goal.