The link discussing Folding @ Home running on the PS3 is located here: http://research.scea.com/2006-09-cureatps3/cureatps3.html
This version of Folding @ Home works unlike any other previous version of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] series of scientific projects many have run on their computers. The client once installed and enabled "will connect to the Folding @ Home network when the PS3 is powered on, but not used." What this actually means in practice is not elaborated upon. The article does mention that testing and further optimization of this client continues. The article doesn't clarify which operating system the client will work within. However, it is not unreasonable to infer that as SCE (Sony Computer Entertainment) developed the client ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) the operating system will most likely the Sony GameOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We will have to wait for an explicit clarification. Warren Nagourney wrote: > There is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] client for the ps3 and it presumably makes > use of the RSX. Could one disassemble the code and reverse engineer > the calls to the GPU? It would help if one knew about other NVidia > units so one would know what the expect. Just a thought... > > > On Dec 1, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Stephen Braithwaite wrote: > > >> Suppose people did get a project together to port Open GL to >> compute its >> pixels and vertices on the 6 available SPE's... >> Does anyone know enough about graphics cards to know how fast this >> would >> result. I think the SPE's would be suitable for this sort of work, >> but >> how would this stack up against a GPU? Whether or not it would be >> worth starting such a project would depend on what sort of results >> could >> potentially be obtained. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> yellowdog-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general >> HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> >> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' >> > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
