My cousin recently bought a Compaq 800Mhz PIII. I got the idea of recruiting him and my schoolmates to crack for TA RC5. So i wrote up a lengthy speech. Was wondering whether this would be enough?
Any suggestions and amendations are welcome!
BTW, my cousin's name is Eugene.
Eugene, listen. Now you've gotten your new hot 800Mhz Pentium III computer, you're gonna need do some burnin to verify it's stability.
Might i introduce you to the concept of Distributed Computing. It's a form of data-processing whereby the data analysis is of a huge project is shared by many different computers. Thereby, using the internet, we're getting to utilize the enormous processing power of the many different computers on Earth which are connnected to the internet.
Because of this method of tapping computing power, we're able to process complicated projects like the deciphering of the influnza virus, the coding of genomes, etc. Many researchers are turning to this method of data processing to save them the cost of installing dozens of expensive supercomputers and the maintainance cost.
Therefore, i'm suggesting that you take up one of the projects by DistributedNet http://www.distributed.net/
called RC5 http://www.distributed.net/rc5/
What are the benefits of RC5? Well, first of all, you're proving that distributed computing works. The objective of RC5 is also to prove that 64Bit encryption on the internet is insufficent.
Besides the official reasons, running the RC5 client program continously is a very good test of your CPU and network systems. It gives your CPU something useful to do when idle. An example of an idle CPU is when you're reading mail, surfing the web or typing a letter. On an 800Mhz Cpu, even playing MP3s shouldn't take more than 10% of your CPU time. That means that 90% or more of your CPU cycles are being wasted!!
Would using these CPU cycles shorten your CPU's life? NO! WHY?
Because Windows 9X notes when the CPU is idle and instructs it to process looping 'garbage' instructions. Therefore, if you install RC5, you're finally making the most of your CPU! This is maximising on the investment you made in buying your computer!
Would running this program make my other programs slower? NOPE!Because the RC5 client is set to run on the lowest priority. Meaning that if another program starts, CPU time is automatically given to it. RC5 only takes up your IDLE and SPARE CPU cycles. It also only rquires a memory space of 2MB. I checked my own system for the information.
The other benefits are as follows. This program burnins your CPU, making sure that your processor is stable at it's current running speed. Therefore any potential problems are identified and corrected before any instability in your system causes you any inconvenience. The output keyrate of RC5 also gives you info on which programs are CPU demanding and lets you identify other badly written CPU hogging programs.
Another point to note is that with current modern CPUs, motherboards and operating systems, thermal cycling becomes a problem as processor idle times cause the CPU to enter a low power mode. While this enables a certain minimal amount of power saving, the long term effects are to cause potential electronic pathway degradation of your CPU due to the constant temperature changes wihin the core.
The temperature changes of your CPU also affect the ambient temperature within your casing. As temperature changes, the components in your system expand and contract. Constant expansion and contraction also lead to premature failure. Therefore, Install and run RC5 today! RC5 will prevent these problems by letting your CPU run at a constant temperature and avoid all those nasty temperature swings!!
Any suggestions and amendations are welcome!
BTW, my cousin's name is Eugene.
Eugene, listen. Now you've gotten your new hot 800Mhz Pentium III computer, you're gonna need do some burnin to verify it's stability.
Might i introduce you to the concept of Distributed Computing. It's a form of data-processing whereby the data analysis is of a huge project is shared by many different computers. Thereby, using the internet, we're getting to utilize the enormous processing power of the many different computers on Earth which are connnected to the internet.
Because of this method of tapping computing power, we're able to process complicated projects like the deciphering of the influnza virus, the coding of genomes, etc. Many researchers are turning to this method of data processing to save them the cost of installing dozens of expensive supercomputers and the maintainance cost.
Therefore, i'm suggesting that you take up one of the projects by DistributedNet http://www.distributed.net/
called RC5 http://www.distributed.net/rc5/
What are the benefits of RC5? Well, first of all, you're proving that distributed computing works. The objective of RC5 is also to prove that 64Bit encryption on the internet is insufficent.
Besides the official reasons, running the RC5 client program continously is a very good test of your CPU and network systems. It gives your CPU something useful to do when idle. An example of an idle CPU is when you're reading mail, surfing the web or typing a letter. On an 800Mhz Cpu, even playing MP3s shouldn't take more than 10% of your CPU time. That means that 90% or more of your CPU cycles are being wasted!!
Would using these CPU cycles shorten your CPU's life? NO! WHY?
Because Windows 9X notes when the CPU is idle and instructs it to process looping 'garbage' instructions. Therefore, if you install RC5, you're finally making the most of your CPU! This is maximising on the investment you made in buying your computer!
Would running this program make my other programs slower? NOPE!Because the RC5 client is set to run on the lowest priority. Meaning that if another program starts, CPU time is automatically given to it. RC5 only takes up your IDLE and SPARE CPU cycles. It also only rquires a memory space of 2MB. I checked my own system for the information.
The other benefits are as follows. This program burnins your CPU, making sure that your processor is stable at it's current running speed. Therefore any potential problems are identified and corrected before any instability in your system causes you any inconvenience. The output keyrate of RC5 also gives you info on which programs are CPU demanding and lets you identify other badly written CPU hogging programs.
Another point to note is that with current modern CPUs, motherboards and operating systems, thermal cycling becomes a problem as processor idle times cause the CPU to enter a low power mode. While this enables a certain minimal amount of power saving, the long term effects are to cause potential electronic pathway degradation of your CPU due to the constant temperature changes wihin the core.
The temperature changes of your CPU also affect the ambient temperature within your casing. As temperature changes, the components in your system expand and contract. Constant expansion and contraction also lead to premature failure. Therefore, Install and run RC5 today! RC5 will prevent these problems by letting your CPU run at a constant temperature and avoid all those nasty temperature swings!!