Apr 19, 2014, 12:50 pm
Last edit by: jackal
:-: Donate your unused processor cycles for research! :-:
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The FlyerTalk BOINC Team: Donate your computer's idle time for research!
Dec 15, 2014, 4:13 am
#106
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Seniors Bus Pass
Posts: 5,528
I see that we now have a 25% badge (Bronze Medal?) on the Team, and I have one against my profile on BOINC too.
I have a few machines that I let run all processors in the background, as I am usually on the road and access them remotely. I think since I put the 8 core one with GPU to work about a year ago my WU's have shot up.
I am "ferret" on BOINC, by the way. I was doing SETI etc long before FT hence a different user name.
I have a few machines that I let run all processors in the background, as I am usually on the road and access them remotely. I think since I put the 8 core one with GPU to work about a year ago my WU's have shot up.
I am "ferret" on BOINC, by the way. I was doing SETI etc long before FT hence a different user name.
