Re: Utilizing Idle Computer Resources
- From: rossum <rossum48@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:56:07 +0100
On 26 Apr 2005 23:33:27 -0700, il_mat_1980@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Is there software that can change idle computer resources, that would
>otherwise do nothing of value for anybody for intervals of time, into
>creators of something with real value? I leave my pc running when I am
>afk often so that when I return I can quickly access the internet
>without the delay of waiting for the system to boot, so there are
>frequently these time intervals for which resources sit idle except for
>thier basic energy consumption.
GIMPS, if you are mathematically inclined: http://www.mersenne.org/
The GIMPS site has a page of links to other idle-time/distributed
computing projects: http://www.mersenne.org/projects.htm. Have a look
and see what you fancy.
rossum
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