I just read this on
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4937&Itemid=2 and was going to post!
This is so incredible this is being done. I hope everyone on here is already running it on their PCs (or two copies if you have a dual core CPU...)
From what I understand about the Playstation 3 client, it's similar to the PC GPU client. It's much much faster at some types of work than even a Core 2, but it's not really able to do all types of work like a good general purpose CPU can. I think they already try to send out work units that your particular CPU is good at, and maybe if tons of PS3s are out there doing work, they'll be able to specialize even more.
Only bad thing is of course that it doesn't run in the background like the PC version. I haven't turned that off on any of my computers since 2002 when I first started folding.
[quote name='Cloudy Wolf']i know i'm gonna get flamed for this, but i don't care.
okay, sony's getting paid to put this home in the xmb, don't know where, but they're undoubtedly getting paid somewhere down the line. and i don't get a damn dime if i actually run the program. doesn't have to be cold hard cash, but what about credit at the playstation store or even a free game for every X amount of hours you contribute. not to mention, they expect me to put wear and tear on my ps3 and waste electricity just to run a program. then, let's assume hypothetically, some good comes of it. they're able to find a cure for some odd disease or create some sort of drug. does sony and stanford get paid for that also? well,
that. i'm not a tool. y shit like this happens all the time at my job and i'm not gonna get worked.[/QUOTE]
As mentioned, this is a phenomenal thing. Sony isn't getting paid for it (aside from the good will of allowing a Folding client on the PS3), and I'm sure they've provided support to the Folding project to help them with the PS3 client.
Folding @ Home has already resulted in peer reviewed scientific papers on cancer and other diseases. It's already showing promise. Get it on your PC!