You may have heard the buzz about Cell, the processor that will form the heart of the Playstation 3 console, but there's more to the story than just better gameplay.
Cell, which is being developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM, has eight processing cores around a 64-bit Power PC processor. The technology can support multiple operating systems, can process instructions in parallel, and is fast, with projected speeds of 4.5 GHz. It is made for 3D and video apps, but potentially has video-intensive industrial applications, which explains IBM's participation in the development process. The advanced capabilities of Cell and its strong backing in the consumer electronics, gaming, and corporate fields will lead to a new generation of hardwarem, applications, and software development tools. IBM has plans to release the full specs for Cell to stimulate Open Source development efforts for the chip, according to Slashdot.
An extensive report on Cell is available from Nicholas Blachford's website.
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