Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 16 April 2007 09:08 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 15 April 2007 09:08 \__
>>>
>>>> Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> BearItAll wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just wondering how PS3 and Linux were getting on, if any of you have
>>>>>> tried it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Linux isn't bad on a PS3, but it's not the super computer I was hoping
>>>>> for. So, I haven't bought one yet. I'm still waiting to see if the cell
>>>>> chip can be fully taken advantage of... that is... get all the spe's
>>>>> cranking...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll have one up and running soon, and will report back.
>>>
>>> Other than virtualising XP under PS3 Fedora, I wonder if it's possible to
>>> create a hypervisor for the PS3's (modified) firmware and then run Linux
>>> in a box, where it uses just a fraction of the overall capacity. Couple
>>> play games while surfing the Web in another window. It's a rather radical
>>> thought, but I'm sure that if Sony had financial incentives, they would
>>> put effort into making PS3 Linux more attractive. They have already
>>> submitted patched to 2.4 and 2.6 kernels.
>>>
>>
>> As you say, they're putting a lot of work into it. My lads between them
>> have already managed to get a load of MP3s onto it from an SD card which
>> they normally use for a GP2X, using its default interface. As with all
>> younger people, though, they're somewhat stuck with the musical tastes
>> of mum & dad :-)
>
> I'm pretty impressed with the capacity of SD cards (I have two, plus a USB
> card read reader). About 2 years ago they managed to squeeze and shove 2 GB
> into a few grams. I believe they are up to 16 at the moment, but I haven't
> checked in a while.
>
> When I first studied CS, back in 2000/1, I can remember how ridiculous the
> idea of putting the entire human knowledge in a matchbox seemed. A lecturer
> spoke about it. These days, Wikipedia neatly fits an SD card. It's no
> matchbox. It's something you can conveniently put in a person skull and I
> bet that some day in the future we'll see more microcomputer assisting the
> body in one form or another, from the inside, on a regular basis. The idea
> os knowledge enhacement that interacts with neuron is probably well ahead
> though. Think about the effects on input/output methods.
>
You're in the realm of the cyberpunk genre of science fiction novels,
from the likes of William Gibson, Greg Bear and others, where they write
eloquently about neural implants of this kind. Worth a read, if you
haven't read them already, in my view.
You're right, though, the idea of getting whole encyclopaedias on a tiny
device still seems a little weird, even after all these years of
watching storage get smaller all the time...
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