Wow Super PS3 Computer? Article from slashdot.org

Games: Eight PS3 ‘Supercomputer’ Ponders Gravity Waves

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 17, @10:50AM
from the because-you-can dept.

Jamie found a story about a inexpensive supercomputer being used by an astrophysicist to research gravity waves. The interesting bit is that the system is built using 8 PS3s. Since nobody is actually playing games on the system, it makes sense to use them for research projects like this, but I really wonder now what is defining ‘Supercomputer’… I mean, a hundred PS3s sure, but 8? I think we are de-valuing the meaning of the word ‘super’ 🙂