Three weeks ago, I wrote:
> The integer factoring people can always use more cycles, and
> even antique machines make valuable contributions in a reasonable
> time. For instance, I have small number of DECstations and a Sun
> SS2 on my home network all running the ECMNET client. These
> boxes are perhaps as powerful as a 486DX2-66.
A few days ago my DECstation 5000/240 found a 32-digit factor of
Cullen(831), that is 831*2^831+1, with the ECMNET client. Ok, so it's not a
Mersenne number but the ECMNET server could just as easily be loaded with
them.
Owners of elderly machines should not despair just yet.
Paul
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