How Will Ps2/Ps1 Saves Be Converted To The Ps3; What Is The Cell Processor; What Is The Clockspeed Of The Cell Processor; Which Companies Supply The Ps3'S Hardware - Sony PlayStation 3 Beginner's Manual

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and CompactFlash, and in both versions: USB flash drives.
The 20 GB version can add this capability with a memory reading USB
adapter found on the market.
Q. How will PS2/PS1 saves be converted to the PS3?
A. Sony has an adapter that allows users to copy their PS2/ PS1 saves
from a Memory Card to the hard drive, and back again if they wish.
The hard drive has space for "Virtual Memory Cards" and this will
basically mimic Memory Card, and users will save PS2 and PS1 games
here. The Memory Card adapter costs $14.99.
Q. What is the Cell Processor?
A. The Cell processor which has no relationship to Intel's "Celeron"
processor, is an innovative console processing designed by IBM,
Toshiba and Sony together. The Cell processor is like 7 separate
computers working together to process information. One computer
might process controller input and another might process physics.
Each computer has a specific task, just like a specific cell type, hence
the name. This allows for multiple calculations to be done at one time,
making this one of the most powerful game processors ever created.
Q. What is the clockspeed of the Cell processor?
A. 3.2 Ghz
Q. Which companies supply the PS3's hardware?
A. IBM, Toshiba and Sony are produce the Cell processors. NVIDIA
has selected to design the graphics processor.