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Re: ArsTechnica reviews AmigaOS 4.1
« on: September 23, 2008, 09:01:12 PM »
"A Hyperion developer told me that not only has the OS been run on a PS3, but they have even tested support for the seven SPU units in the Cell processor."

Like tonyyeb, I'd rally behind a PS3 port as well, but this quote brings the claim into question. My understanding of the PS3 is that seven of the eight SPEs are active, meaning the PS3 can be produced cheaply using "faulty" Cell processors. (That's not a bad thing--witness the introduction of the Intel Celeron processor and the rise of budget PCs.) One of the seven SPEs is reserved for the hypervisor, so assuming OS4 is running on the PS3 in a system-friendly way, it should only have access to six SPEs....