[OT] Audiophile Question

[ted leslie]

does the linux run in the background if you are playing a game?

-tl

On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:07:27 -0400
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org (Lennart Sorensen) wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 06:04:07AM -0400, Stephen wrote:
> > Tyler Aviss wrote:
> >> Just a question about the PS3. What's the Linux like, and what can you
> >> actually do with it? Are there proper video drivers etc?
> >>   
> > You get a full blown Linux. Video is 1080p
> 
> 2D video.  No 3D access at all.  Decent performance 2D, but 2D only.
> 
> > The only real limit is due to the memory of the PS3, only 512mb
> 
> And since that is 256MB for the CPU and 256MB for graphics, you really
> only have 256MB, and because linux runs in a virtual machine essentially
> on the PS3, you actually get 212MB in linux.
> 
> > I connect mine to my Linux server where my music library is, and play  
> > through my sound system
> 
> Of course being about 3.2GHz but an in order powerpc design, it performs
> similarly to a 1.6GHz G4.  Now if you write code to take advantage of
> the SPEs, then performance becomes very impresive.
> 
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