NoypiGeeks - Back in 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a massive supercomputer. 🤯 The so-called "Condor Cluster" is capable of performing 500 trillion floating
![TIL the U.S. government used 1,760 Playstation 3's to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. Their reason: It was more cost efficient and "green". : r/todayilearned TIL the U.S. government used 1,760 Playstation 3's to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. Their reason: It was more cost efficient and "green". : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/QRVtwxLrY40dgBrYm5ZrsRR-0pvmvYn-1yIrmzs2GcA.jpg?auto=webp&s=a0891186a8a9e2e23de2e36b60518937c7853379)
TIL the U.S. government used 1,760 Playstation 3's to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. Their reason: It was more cost efficient and "green". : r/todayilearned
FACT: The government used PlayStation 3's… but not for gaming. About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) newest system, which has
![The history that PlayStation 3 played an active part in the research field as a 'super computer' - GIGAZINE The history that PlayStation 3 played an active part in the research field as a 'super computer' - GIGAZINE](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2019/12/30/playstation-3-super-computing/00_m.jpg)