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Re: SETI@Home?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 27 May 1999 14:16:20 GMT
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On Wed, 26 May 1999 23:59:47 GMT, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley)
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> Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
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> > Anyone else managed to get around the server-bog problems? I've basically
> > turned my SETI@Home off for a couple of weeks. Once they release 1.1, I'll
> > try that out.
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> Nope, I just put up with it. Since most of the computers I have
> running it are not in front of me it doesn't bother me.
Unfortunately, none of my machines can be allowed to connect automatically,
so I have to deal with connection failures.
> On thing I have noticed - on the same hardware, the Linux version
> STOMPS the Windows version. On my P2-450 it takes me about a day to
> complete a unit under Windows. On the same machine running Linux it
> takes about 9 hours.
I'm guessing they developed the software under Linux, then ported to
Windows. And haven't changed optimization to deal with Windows.
> I hear my G3-266 at work is outperforming my P2-400 running Win98 as
> well.
My home machine runs rings around my work machine. I think there are two
causes: better graphics card, no NIC, and no active virus scanner.
...and Win95 seems to go faster than WinNT4 on my work machine.
They're all horribly slow, though.
Steve
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