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03/29/2006

Playstation 2 Computational Cluster

This Playstation 2 Linux cluster consists of 65 compute nodes, 1 prototype node (software installation tests), and 4 user login/development nodes. Based on an earlier version of Red Hat Linux, this distrubution uses Linux 2.2.1 ported over to the PS2's Emotion Engine CPU. Click image for a full-sized version.
"All the nodes run the Sony Linux distribution for PlayStation 2. The compute nodes fill a 24-inch rack; 5 shelves at 13 per shelf;"
[arrakis.ncsa.uiuc.edu - ShoutIt]

This entry was posted on 03/29/2006 6:47pm and is filed under Computers, Video Games .
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Posted at 03/29/2006 8:05pm by Chris
BAD ASS!!! That's a ton of PS2s!!!
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Posted at 03/29/2006 9:10pm by matthew
why?
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Posted at 03/29/2006 9:32pm by ac
Yes matthew WHY??!?!?! oh why in this screwed up world would you want 65 PS2s?!??!!?!? hella nice fact to get to brag about :)
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Posted at 03/29/2006 9:34pm by ac
5 x 13 = 65 wtf why would you spend so much money on this?!
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Posted at 03/29/2006 10:05pm by Name
whats it do?
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Posted at 03/29/2006 10:13pm by ian
he used them as Linux servers. he doesnt play ps2 games on them. i guess they just make really good servers
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Posted at 03/29/2006 11:28pm by Wiley
hey, how fast is it?
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Posted at 03/29/2006 11:54pm by Bud
That's old, been out on the web for quite some time in terms of age on the internet.
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Posted at 03/29/2006 11:55pm by Bud
http://arrakis.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ps2/cluster.php
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Posted at 03/30/2006 00:35am by zhdn
what doing this console?;;
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Posted at 03/30/2006 01:06am by ian
well it must be fast cause it has 1gb tranfer cables and 100baseT connecting them to eachother and then into the network. word. it's crazy.
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Posted at 03/30/2006 09:11am by Bud
The clusters are hooked into 2 switches that go to a server with Red Hat running on it. This was put together by the NCSA and the University of Illinois in late 2003. Still interesting though.
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Posted at 03/31/2006 4:19pm by jake
does that mean you have to buy 65 games aswell wat a waste of time
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Posted at 04/14/2006 10:07am by Tom
you notice how they are have a memory card inserted. i wonder if a HDD is inserted also.
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Posted at 06/10/2006 8:08pm by Yes
This isn't for playing games. Its a cluster of computers (known as a Beowulf cluster). These are often used for scientific calculations which involve high computing power. The investigation was into whether or not a cluster of PS2s would be cheaper than other supercomputing clusters.
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Posted at 08/27/2006 03:55am by Playstation 2 Games
Dave Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future
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Posted at 08/30/2006 03:55am by Video Games Playstation 2
Dave Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future
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