Yes, you were right. When I run two SETI instances, then the first one keeps
running, consuming all CPU cycles while the second just stands and blinks,
without getting any cycle.
Sudhakar Chandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had recently mailed thus:
>>On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 12:59:32PM -0500, did V.Suresh write:
>>> Can anyone tell me what maximum load that the CPU can tolerate for long
>>> periods of time. When I run SETI, the load hovers around 1. I would like
>>> to run multiple instances of seti, and the load will shoot up to 2 or 3.
>>
>>Running multiple instances of SETI@home on a single CPU machine is counter
>>productive. The SETI client is designed such that it takes up every
>>/available/ CPU time for computation. If you run more than one SETI client
v>>on your single CPU machine, the two clients will compete for CPU time and
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