US Air Force orders 2200 Sony PS3s
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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.
The PS3 supercomputer has previously been used to test methods of processing multiple radar images into higher resolution composite images – known as Back Projection Synthetic Aperture Radar Imager formation — additional Air Force documents revealed.
It is unclear when then the US Air Force hopes to have its 2536-strong PS3 supercomputer up and running. Presumably it's after the squadies are done playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. ®
COMMENTS
I was disgusted to find
That "Back Projection Synthetic Aperture Radar Imager formation"
didn't work out to be somethung funny when you took the first letter of each word :(
BPSARI?
I mean WTF!!
The first calculation entry...
'Exit Strategy'
surely will all that power they should be able to figure that out now.
PS3s ?
"Presumably it's after the squadies are done playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"
After completing the campaign in 6 hours, everyone knows the XBOX360 is the best console for online gameplay ! However, 2200 XBOX360s would require a new power station and ear defenders for staff...
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