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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

What are you talking about, Ken?

I've been reading up on Ken Kutaragi recently. Spot the odd quote out:

"A new chapter in computer science is about to begin."

"Today's videogame graphics look like computer graphics. Our goal is to achieve a film-like graphics quality that won't make viewers conscious of or annoyed by the fact that they are indeed looking at computer graphics."

"Cell will make possible a transformation in entertainment like that from novels to movies."

"With built-in broadband connectivity, microprocessors that currently exist as individual islands will be more closely linked, making a network of systems act more as one, unified 'supersystem'. Just as biological cells in the body unite to form complete physical systems, Cell-based electronic products of all types will form the building blocks of larger systems."

"Just think of the Apollo program that sent human beings to the moon, or Celera's project to analyze the human genome. Not every engineer has the chance to participate in such projects that can impact the course of the history. Cell is exactly this kind of project."

Update: Well done PhilWal, who points out in a comment that the second entry referred to the PlayStation 2....

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