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[imported_Billl]

Just wanted to say hi to everyone here. I'm a recovering SETI addict looking for my nect DC fix . I use to crunch for BP6.com but I refuse to run BOINC on my systems. So I'm looking for something else to work on. Anyone here know for sure if Folding@home is going to switch over totally to BOINC or not?


Billl

 

[Smoke]

Hello Bill, welcome to the TeAm Anandtech Forum.

We have lots of DC projects and only a handful are BOINC. I'm sure we have something for you.

Hope you see you more often.

 

[Insidious]

Welcome to AnandTech Billl :beer:

F@H boinc is in addition to the original (and not even accepting general enrollment atm.) I haven't heard anything about a 'switchover' like SETI did.

Some recent activity in DPAD also. Both great non-boinc projects. I'm sure there are several others. We do a little of everything here.

Make yourself at home

-Sid

 

[Slatzman]

welcome back to DC...can't say anything first hand about Folding, but glad your back to crunching

Slatz

 

[networkman]

Welcome Bill.

I used to be very anti-BOINC, but since alot of bugs and other system issues were addressed, I'm actually rather liking it.

 

[Spacehead]

Welcome to the forums Billl
I recognize your handle from the S@H forums, unless there's 2(or more) of you.

It's my understanding that F@H under BOINC will only be a suppliment to the F@H that's already going on. F@H is it is now will continue.

Most of my info came from this thread.

If you're thinking of trying F@H, this thread Has some good info on setting up.

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: Billl
Just wanted to say hi to everyone here. I'm a recovering SETI addict looking for my nect DC fix . I use to crunch for BP6.com but I refuse to run BOINC on my systems. So I'm looking for something else to work on. Anyone here know for sure if Folding@home is going to switch over totally to BOINC or not?


Billl

Hello Billl and welcome to the TeAm and the DC forum

The people at F@H say that their BOINC client will be in addition to the main F@H client. They are still improving that client and (supposedly soon) will have a new version with a bunch of handy features.

They expect most of their work to still be done with their regular client.

 

[imported_Billl]

Originally posted by: Spacehead
Welcome to the forums Billl
I recognize your handle from the S@H forums, unless there's 2(or more) of you.

It's my understanding that F@H under BOINC will only be a suppliment to the F@H that's already going on. F@H is it is now will continue.

Most of my info came from this thread.

If you're thinking of trying F@H, this thread Has some good info on setting up.

Mine would show I crunched over 50,000 WU's. I posted a few times there.

 

[RaySun2Be]

Welcome! to Team Anandtech!

I've decided to try out F@H, but there are many projects to choose from!

 

[imported_Billl]

Ok guys a quick question here. Since you don't have to register with Stanford to start crunching. Does it really matter if you use the same name as someone else? I did a search on Bill and their is a page of them. And then I did one on Billl, my prefered crunching name and some guy from 2002 did like one unit and quit. Any reason I shouldn't use that name?

 

[Smoke]

I know that names could be duplicated in Seti-Classic. We had many on our own team.

Best way to find out is to try it.

 

[GLeeM]

There is no Billl that has ever ran F@H for the TeAm.
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=198

The other Billl was not on TeAm 198.

The points go to Name and Team.

You can use Billl

 

[BlackMountainCow]

Welcome Bill :beer::beer: !!

 

[rise]

Hello Bill, welcome to the TeAm :beer:

 

[Dalephi]

Welcome to the TeAm!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Welcome to the TeAm Billl :beer:

 

[BadThad]

Thanks for joining the TeAm!

 

[BobTheWizard]

Welcome!!

 

[Assimilator1]

Welcome