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> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:48:40 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Prime] Possible method to get more prime-searching
> participantsonline
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> On 10/29/06, david eddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > >>Hmm... just an idea, but why not a "screensaver mode"?
> > >
> > > any eyecandy would hugely slow the program down. check out the speed of
> > > Seti-at-home screen saver vs the seti-at-home background service.
> >
> > We don't need "eye candy" - at least not time consuming stuff.
> >
> > I recall this being discussed ad nauseam on the Mersenne Forums a long
> time ago. A screensaver, which would always take up some cycles, goes
> against the spirit of the project. This project is to make the most
> efficient use of spare CPU cycles, and using a screensaver to run the
> program goes against that idea.
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It was suggested (see start of thread) that many people
perceive that Prime95 running in the background slows other
things down, and uninstall it.
The idea is to run it in place of a screensaver (perhaps with
nice graphics). This could appeal to millions of computer users.
BTW Prime95 reduced an AV sweep on my computer to a standstill.
I remain undeterred though!
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