SETI@Home and Dnet Mentioned On Cnet

[ViRGE]

Well, I was browsing through Cnet, and noticed one of the columnists did a article on distributed computing, forcusing heavily on SETI, and a line or 2 on Dnet. However, I regret to report that he didn't put the DC idea in good light.🙁 See for yourself at http://home.cnet.com/insider/0-121949.html?tag=st.cn.1.tlpg.121949.

 

[Russ]

Actually, he wasn't so hard on the idea of DC, just some of the projects. This paragraph is really pretty positive:



<< So you, or your company, are paying some price, however small, for your largesse. No big deal. The cause is just, even if no little green men ever materialize. Ditto for sites, such as distributed.net, that add to the store of human knowledge by tackling complex mathematical challenges. Currently, for example, you can lend your CPU cycles to help find the &quot;Optimal 24-mark Golomb ruler&quot; or to crack security company RSA's 64-bit encryption key (a challenge from RSA itself, which is offering a cash prize). >>



Besides he's obviously a twit. He thinks systems should be shut down at night.😉

Russ, NCNE

 

[Assimilator1]

Can anyone quantify the cost of electricty of running say an average PIII or Athlon 24/7?
I'm in the UK so I don't understand $ 😉 ,also I don't know how the cost of electricity compares between UK &amp; USA

 

[TOOCOOL]

Assimilator1
i can't answer your question fully, but the cost of electricity in the usa varies from area to area.
The cost of just about everything is cheaper in the usa than the uk.
this would include electric.