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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:18:45 EDT
Subject: Re: distributed computing references

In a message dated 08/19/2001 5:01:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
 writes:

<< Message #17313
 Date: 18 Aug 2001 11:41:22 -0700
 From: Ziana Astralos <>
 Subject: Re: Massively parallel computer for nanotech/cryonics?
 
 > Message #17285 
 > From:  
 > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:28:38 EDT 
  
 > I have tried on two occasions to sign up my unused 
 > computer time for the benefit of the "Computer Dream 
 > Team" through Nanotechnology Magazine (an e-zine 
 > produced in Hawaii with nanotech articles.) 
 > nanotechnologymagazine.com
 
 That address didn't seem to work when I tried it; if anyone else has this 
problem, try http://nanozine.com and http://planet-hawaii.com/nanozine/
 
 > ...
 > Anyway, it was my understanding that we could 
 > volunteer our computer time to assist in the 
 > designing of the first nanocomputer. 
 
 The Nanocomputer Dream Team site says the project is still in the early 
stages of development; see http://www.nanocomputer.org/IBSCStatus.cfm
 They have a forum for development discussions, at 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nanoscreensaver
 
 > Anyone know anything about this, or have experience 
 > with such computer sharing? I would be hesitant to 
 > do this if it involved downside risk of viruses or 
 > hassles with my computers, as they are "mission 
 > critical" to my practice. 
 
 Distributed-computing client software is designed to either run only when 
the screensaver is activated, or constantly run in the background and use the 
CPU cycles which would otherwise be idle, seamlessly getting out of the way 
when another program requests processing. I've been running the 
distributed.net client; even with only 100MHz to go around, it hasn't 
interfered with anything. For additional information, 
http://www.distributed.net/faq/ and 
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/faq.html have extensive FAQs. Links to 
many other projects are available at 
 http://dmoz.org/Computers/Computer_Science/Distributed_Computing/
 
 Aumentar!
 Onward,
  >>
Thanks for above info. and URL references, Ziana!  I will check these out.

If we can put the massive amount of unused computational power on our 
desktops to use in developing nanotech, AI, rational drug designing, protein 
folding, etc., this would seem to me to be a wonderful thing.

I will let cryonet know of my experiences re: this.

Rudi Hoffman
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