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Re: SETI@home Breaks 500K Computer Years
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Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:34:11 -0500
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Bruce Toback wrote:
> But if you think SETI isn't a good waste of time, and you'd like to waste
> time some other way, the Folding@Home project may be just what your
> computer needs to keep busy at night.
>

Anyone seen any estimates of the amount of computing power that is used
to run screen savers in a day (or some other period)?

Richard
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