I haven't seen the specs on the PS2, but what makes you think it will
outperform an Origin2000?

dave

"David R. Stone" wrote:
> 
> hello all,
> 
> a group of 23 members (a subset of the beowulf list at NASA) have joined
> in an effort to build the first plug n' play[tm] beowulf class
> supercomputer. we are going to use the next generation playstation 2 due
> out in spring 2000 as our base platform. most of us will be working on
> the kernel hacks, ethernet over ieee1394, app porting etc.
> 
> so. would you be interested in soon being able to build a scaleable
> parallel
> cluster that can render povray faster than an sgi origin2000 for about
> US$299 per node ? i thought you might :-)
> 
> we need help and have recruited some of the best in their field. we
> would be so grateful if someone could work on a sophisticated image for
> us. this is a non-profit (i.e. no cash) project but the intellectual
> property will remain the artists.
> 
> please let me know via email if anyone is interested. we envisage
> something like tux penguins weilding playstations chasing wolves in an
> antarctic type scene.
> 
> btw. it MUST be done under linux/unix
> 
> --
> regards
> david r. stone
> sto### [at] powernethkcom

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David Tucker
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http://www.altatech.com/

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