Thanks to a tip from reader, Jakobud, we now know what this Cell chip is that Sony and IBM keep talking about. The architecture is supposed to be pretty incredible, but for a layman it's not easy to know why,exactly. The link shows off a simple step-by-step format that even we can understand. It doesn't hurt that the writer has a down home style, drawing references from the world around us instead of talking about engineer-reality. No offense, engineers. Though you could just say Cell is distributed computing, you wouldn't do the tech justice. One of the more interesting chapters deals with the possibility of cell replacing the x86 architecture. A good read for a cold, winter day. Now I done feel smartly.
