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Folding@Home about to hit a Petaflop

Earlier today Folding@home was at 905 Teraflops. Soon it should hit a Petaflop. The Playstation 3 was used in this project for one reason and one reason only. That is to help cure the worlds worse diseases through its super processing power.

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