Has anyone heard about this yet, About Saddam Hussein acquiring over 1400 Playstations (PS2s were sold out, der)? Is this for real? They claim he wants to use their computing power to run his weapons systems. If I heard correctly, NBC News stated that the PS2 is X number of times more powerful than any personal computer available on the market. Now, I'm not a global market wiz or anything but wouldn't it make more sense for him to get a few hundred PIII or T-bird systems instead? Hell, he could afford a bloody P4 system on his salary. My theory is that this is a ploy from Sony to keep the public buzzed about it's latest console.

I found this at MSNBC:
"Experts claim that the computer chip and 3-D video processor in a PlayStation are one thousand times more powerful than the most sophisticated computer on the consumer market today."

The article is here: http://www.msnbc.com/news/506810.asp

man... a thousand times more powerful than the best pc????can't be...refuse to accept the fact

quote:Originally posted by Grasshopper:
Has anyone heard about this yet, About Saddam Hussein acquiring over 1400 Playstations (PS2s were sold out, der)? Is this for real? They claim he wants to use their computing power to run his weapons systems. If I heard correctly, NBC News stated that the PS2 is X number of times more powerful than any personal computer available on the market. Now, I'm not a global market wiz or anything but wouldn't it make more sense for him to get a few hundred PIII or T-bird systems instead? Hell, he could afford a bloody P4 system on his salary. My theory is that this is a ploy from Sony to keep the public buzzed about it's latest console.

LOL! LOL! LOL!

quote:Originally posted by Rick_James9:
LOL! LOL! LOL! This is funny! If you READ the article they brought the old playstations "could not find PlayStation 2Â's, but did buy up 1,400 of the original PlayStationÂ's". And who are these "EXPERTS"? LOL! This is PURE hype! But, I do believe "So Damn Insane" would buy 1400 OLD psx. LOL!

1000 times more powerful than a 1.2Ghz T-bird???? Uh huh, yeah right. I guess since you can't benchmark it there's no way to prove it's not true... so I guess the marketing guys can spout whatever crap they want. Remember, just 'cause you call it a supercomputer doesn't make it one.

If Saddam really wanted some computing horsepower, he'd go with a huge-ass Beowulf cluster. Say...512 nodes? That would rock!

One word comes to mind - manure..

1000 times more powerful than a consumer PC? Maybe an 'E machine' but sure as hell not anyone's here..

$ .02

quote:Originally posted by Adisharr:
One word comes to mind - manure..

1000 times more powerful than a consumer PC? Maybe an 'E machine' but sure as hell not anyone's here..

$ .02

Yeah, it couldn't be anymore than 118% faster than my PC. (Yes, I made up that number. )

WOW! So I was hearing it right when I thought they said 1000x more powerful! I was watching the news and heard that, and just exploded in front of my family! HAHAHAHAHA that's the biggest BS I've heard on the news in a while!

well, I think depending on what you use it for, I guess there might be some applications for PS2 that would run a thousand times faster. I dunno, just a thought

then that would mean the x box is 2000 times more powerful than a pc(assuming what has been said)? just wondering.

My Dad said that the PS2 has a 400Mhz core.

the x box has a pentium III something. I"m not sure what MHZ i'm guessing around 733? plus it has nvidia behind it for the special gpu

It's time for Bin Laden to upgrade his weapons systems

i dun even think a ps2 or x-box can match a p4.15ghz w/ an gf2 ultra

i don't think so either. maybe its because the components don't have to worry about an OS. I don't know if that's it but i'm just thinking outloud.

quote:Originally posted by pompadorean:
i don't think so either. maybe its because the components don't have to worry about an OS. I don't know if that's it but i'm just thinking outloud.

I think G.W. should send him all the iMac's,lol.

Send me an iMac? why????????? I hate Macs!!!!! but hey if you send me one that's fine (i'll just sell it ) who is G.W?

quote:Originally posted by pompadorean:
Send me an iMac? why????????? I hate Macs!!!!! but hey if you send me one that's fine (i'll just sell it ) who is G.W?

I was talking about Sadam you know the topic of this thread! G.W., George W. Bush.

quote:Originally posted by Neo:
i dun even think a ps2 or x-box can match a p4.15ghz w/ an gf2 ultra

PS2-no, X-Box-yes

The X-box will be running the NV25 graphics core (albeit in modified form). A P4-1.5 ghz with geforce DDR will get beaten by a P3-750 MHz with a GF2 ultra in any good benchmark (high resolution, high detail) becuase the computer is relying on the GFX card's T&L and fillrate (more fillrate than T&L in most games). So the X-Box, even with a p3, will roast any computer that's available TODAY because it will have the ungodly power of the NV25 (which takes almost all of the graphics processing load off the CPU). OF course, when the X-Box comes out, the NV25 will be available to us PC nuts and we'll have even better processors, but nothing we have now compares.

He can have my PS2. I am truly disappointed with it. Matter of fact he can have my 19" 810FD Mag Innovision monitor also.

Can i have your monitor? I have an onld 15 inch

You guys don't understand. There's an embargo or something on Iraq for regular computer hardware. There is no such restriction on game consoles. The PS2 has very strong graphics processing for its size and cost and could be be used for optical guidance in balistic missiles or wired together to autonomously pilot aircraft.

This was actually a concern when the PS2 was originally being built so Sony tried to place export restrictions on them just prior to release but it didn't work out.

Sadam is nuts. I just wish we could put him in jail

Well if iraq is going to use ps2's. Then I guess we will just have to run Itaniums or Sludgehammers.

I was looking at the local clasifieds yesterday and there were 5 PS/2's for sale for 500.00. I hate scalpers

quote:Originally posted by Phatman:
Sadam is nuts. I just wish we could put him in jail

We need to give him a Colinpowellectomey.

quote:Originally posted by CajnDave:
I was looking at the local clasifieds yesterday and there were 5 PS/2's for sale for 500.00. I hate scalpers

I saw someplace on the internet for $900.00

That is more full of shit than an elephant with no ass. A ps2 1000x better than a 1.2GHz T_BIRD would have to have to have to run at 1200000MHZ That is 1200TERAHERTZ!! Jeez and besides sadam has a weapons system left after we annhilated into submission? I think not

quote:Originally posted by Cam The CPU Man:
Jeez and besides sadam has a weapons system left after we annhilated into submission? I think not

Sadam's weapons capability hasn't been checked in two years. Way to go Clinton and UN.

Saddam needs to check ebay. or he can come over here and get one...