This should prove to be interesting for console gamers and Pc affeciendos as well...a little inside glimpse at the "heart" of the PS3. If the Cell processor proves to be more that mere vaporware, this could well have a major impact on the PC world. Sony and Toshiba have entered into a deal with Rambus to develop a VERY interesting chip.

Cell, which is expected to come out in late 2004 or early 2005, substantially differs from current chips on the market. Developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, the processor will contain multiple chips inside a single piece of silicon and will be geared toward delivering video, entertainment, interactive gaming and other content. It will have the ability to do north of 1 trillion mathematical calculations per second, roughly 100 times more than a single Pentium 4 chip running at 2.5GHz.
Lets all pause a moment (*GULP*...250 Ghz?) and wipe the drool from our chins. It may also be a good idea to put on a bib or an old shirt, because it just keeps getting better....

Chips churning at that speed, though, need to be surrounded by high-speed links and similarly speedy chips to function properly, which is where Yellowstone and Redwood come in. Yellowstone can transfer data up to 100 gigabits per second, or three times faster than current high-speed memory, said Laura Stark, vice president of the memory interface group at Rambus. In the end, the two technologies will allow chips to exchange audio or graphics data extremely rapidly, the companies said.
I saved the best for last. Sony is not looking at keeping this chip exclusive to the PS3. Word has it that they are considering releasing several VIAO computers using this chip and...

Cell's designers are engineering the chip to work with a wide range of operating systems, including Linux
The future looks very interesting at this point!