Re: classic mac & distributive computing

[keith]

Thanks for the reply.  The Seti client minimum  requirement is  a Power  
Mac with at least 7.5.5..this version can run on the Classic but of  
course the Classic is not a power mac.  I have Seti running on a Power  
Tower and as soon as I get an ethernet card for my old Performa, then  
it will also run Seti.  Right now the two old Classics are sitting all  
alone in the back just asking for a task  and since I am very happy  
with my G4 for all email, etc including Protein Folding, I want to use  
them  for some distributed task if there is one with a client, and  if  
not, maybe I will just let them stay in hibernation.
keith

On Dec 14, 2003, at 4:10 PM, Jacob Rose wrote:

Did you try [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's one of the first distributed projects, and  
there
is a Mac client, I'm not sure what the OS version requirements are,  
though:

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/download.html

Your little Macs aren't suited to such a project, however. The
cost-to-humankind-from-power-generation-and-replacement-parts- 
manufacture
to benefit-to-humankind ratio is way too high. It will be months  
before your
Macs complete a single block for SETI.

Use them for something they're useful for, instead. I use my Mac SE/30  
for
e-mail and IM. That sort of thing they can manage. Raw computing power  
they
don't got.

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