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BOINC distributed computing users compare notes online

Original: Are there many the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC distributed computing software users here? W

Users of BOINC, the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing platform that lets volunteers donate spare computer power to scientific research, are asking who still runs the software and which projects they support. One longtime participant recalls running SETI@home, the famous search for extraterrestrial intelligence, which originally used data from the Arecibo radio telescope. The exchange has drawn responses comparing current projects.

Why now: The SETI@home reference and Arecibo telescope nostalgia are prompting veteran volunteer computing users to reminisce and share what projects they run now.

BOINCSETI@homeArecibo ObservatoryUniversity of California, Berkeley

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• Are there many the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC distributed computing software users here? Which projects you may be running? Many moons ago, I was looking for extraterrestrial intelligence with SETI@home project, but eventually the Arecibo… · Trifolium@c.im · 4

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