Well, I'm sure you have all heard about the Cell processor that is to power the PS3 console.
It seems though that Sony could have much larger plans for this processor, and that it will actually make it's way into computers, perhaps even become it's own computing platform. The processor is apparently leaps and bounds more powerful than any existing X86 chip, and will apparently remain that way for quite some time. It is so powerful that it should be possible for a Cell machine to *emulate* a mid range X86 machine and run Windows XP and associated applications for example. Other possible uses could be to embed a Cell processor on the Motherboard or a graphics card and let it handle graphics and geometry processing. But the article suggests that this may be quite a waste, since the embedded cell may be more powerful than the entire machine. Therefore there would be no point in purchasing a 'fast' X86 chip whether Intel or AMD, since with the Cell onboard the machine will be blazingly fast anyway. A machine can also have multiple Cell chips.Once the software or OS is written to take advantage of this, it will off load processing to the different processors automatically as necessary. Read more about what seems to be truly the next generation here : http://www.blachford.info/computer/Cells/Cell4.html What is this going to mean for the Xbox 2 when the PS3 hits? Sony is apparently pushing the PS3 platform so that it will be several years before the PC platform ever catches up to it's power, seeking to solidify the PS3 as THE gaming platform, the only way to play. -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143927 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
