Originally posted by: Smoke
I know those of you that are involved with projects other than Seti get a little aggravated when you see posts like this one asking for help for your Seti TeAm but we are in a unique situation. For those who may not know the specifics, let me briefly outline why the Seti TeAm is now asking for your help.
Seti At Home in its current configuration is ending in the next month or two. The exact ending date has not been officially announced but it could be any day now. For the past two years we have advanced nicely and are currently the "6th ranked Seti Team in the World". This is no small thing for we are talking about the largest and most prestigious DC project in the world.
During the course of my own participation I have experienced the joy of watching our TeAm pass the likes of:
Forum Hardware.FR Team
Team Art Bell
The Knights Who Say Ni!
Team MacAddict
Sun Microsystems
The Planetary Society
IBM
Compaq Computers
Hewlett Packard
The Compaq and Hewlett Packard Teams combined some time ago and passed us overnight. They are now known as Hewlett-Packard and are ranked #5 in the World ... right above us.
During the last couple of years we have been challenged by Broadband Reports Team Starfire and have actually passed and re-passed each other on several occasions. They are the Seti Team that most nearly matches our own and if you look at a graphical chart you will see our two teams have been traveling in a parallel march upward in the World Team Rankings.
BBR, which is what we call them for short (we are known likewise world-wide as TeAm), has made a commitment to pass us right as Seti At Home - Phase 1" ends and forever have their name emblazoned above ours in the final count. This will be carried forward in Seti History forever. Do you think you would like that?
On January 1st, 2004 BBR sent out the word to all of their respective Distributed Computing Teams to amass their power and help in their effort to pass TeAm AnandTech! Their other DC Teams are responding and they are overtaking us at awesome speed!
I have been hesitant to do the same here on TeAm AnandTech for I know how competitive all of our TeAms are in their respective projects. We have a hard time just keeping our most ardent TeAm Mates from coming to blows over which project "newbies" should run. We need to put that kind of thinking aside for the moment and come together for this important challenge to our Seti TeAm. Last month when BBR made their first big move we got the support of many of our TeAm AnandTech brothers and sisters "without even asking". That was a most un-selfish act and brought tears of pride to my old eyes. What a TeAm we have here ... I am most proud to be a member.
But now the time has come and your Seti TeAm "is" asking for your help!
PLEASE SWITCH ALL AVAILABLE POWER OVER TO SETI. PLEASE DO IT NOW.
Remember this: When S@H-1 ends in the next month or two there will be an awesome amount of power available that will repay you many times over. I do not say this in a frivolous manner. Although we are all free spirits, the concept of diversification and payback to our other TeAms is the feeling and mindset of most of your Seti TeAm Mates. You have my word on that.
... We Must Defend This House!
... More! More! More!
If you are not currently familiar with how to run SETI, the following link will provide you with all of the downloads and instructions you will need to get up and running.
Instructions and Downloads for Seti At Home using SetiDriver
Original thread here. People with Athlon64/Opteron's much appreciated.
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