[ydl-gen] Programming YDL PS3

[Steven H. Rogers]

The PS3 running YDL looks promising as a workstation for numerically 
intensive programming, though with relatively low level tools at 
present.    As I understand it, the current generation of Cell Processor 
chips aren't yielding well enough to produce enough chips with eight 
functional SPEs, so the PS3 will be shipping with one SPE disabled, and 
one is reserved for OS use, leaving six available for user 
applications.  Is this correct? 

If so what is the OS using the SPE for?

Have any of the applications shipping with YDL 5 been modified to take 
advantage of the SPEs?  If so, which ones?

Regards,
Steve

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Steven H. Rogers, Ph.D., steve at shrogers.com
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