![In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10 In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10](https://external-preview.redd.it/egqY2nUSgwqzd93wji25XSqGETMduFAk_IcWV3MQgm0.jpg?auto=webp&s=3e34af5a67a624d421982020f7950752879dc696)
In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10
![Developer Jeff on Twitter: "Playstation 3 United States Airforce Condor Cluster Unit. This is one of the devices used as part of the USAF super cluster project condor supercomputer, which used 1,700+ Developer Jeff on Twitter: "Playstation 3 United States Airforce Condor Cluster Unit. This is one of the devices used as part of the USAF super cluster project condor supercomputer, which used 1,700+](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5CituLW4Ac861R.jpg)
Developer Jeff on Twitter: "Playstation 3 United States Airforce Condor Cluster Unit. This is one of the devices used as part of the USAF super cluster project condor supercomputer, which used 1,700+
![In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture](https://i.redd.it/4ufttsgny8v81.jpg)
In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture
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