Joshua Zelinsky wrote:
>
> Suggestion: the next version of Prime95 should contact the server after
> every 10% of an LL test. Based on how long this took, the server would
> calculate the probable finishing time.
I disagree. I have an old but still half serviceable machine which is
still doing double checks. It's a P100 which sits in a cupboard and I
only connect it to the net to return results and get new exponents. Its
CD drive doesn't work any longer, its speakers don't work any longer,
its mouse doesn't work any longer and I have to find a modem cable each
month to connect it. Win95 without a mouse isn't too much fun. This PC
won't be connecting to the net every 10% but it's still in enough of
working order to return about one double check each month or so. When it
dies or isn't welcome to do prime95 work in this style any more, it will
retire. I suspect that there are other people with old pcs in cupboards
doing nothing but prime95 work. I hope so - I'd hate to think I was the
only one.
Regards,
Ian
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