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MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
I read in other threads about BURP@home, but the website I googled says it's not on Boinc. What am I missing? ----- |
SURVEYOR Send message Joined: 19 Oct 02 Posts: 375 Credit: 608,422 RAC: 0 |
try http://burp.boinc.dk/ Fred Fred BOINC Alpha, BOINC Beta, LHC Alpha, Einstein Alpha |
MJKelleher Send message Joined: 1 Jul 99 Posts: 2048 Credit: 1,575,401 RAC: 0 |
> I read in other threads about BURP@home, but the website I googled says it's > not on Boinc. What am I missing? Depends. What site did you google? This site definitely shows it as going towards BOINC, though in alpha status right now. |
Raven Send message Joined: 28 Aug 02 Posts: 373 Credit: 99,071 RAC: 0 |
Well, first of all, the website you want to look at is this one: http://burp.boinc.dk Second, it is, at the moment, slow going. I've been a member for a while, but have yet to receive any work from them. They describe themselves as being in a pre-alpha stage. Their aim is to use BOINC to do the rendering of computer animations, which animators will be able to send to the project for crunching. Not very scientific, but, cool enough to join. And, we get to see the final results. They have a few of their high-end outputs available for viewing on the site. |
MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
Thanks for the information. I'd rather give my resources to science so I don't think I'll join this one. Interesting though. ----- |
Bruno G. Olsen & ESEA @ greenholt Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 875 Credit: 4,386,984 RAC: 0 |
MattDavis: Ahh, I see why you didn't get to the right place by googling ;) First of all, the project is just called BURP - there's no @home in it ;) Secondly they're still at a very early stage. The crunching app seems to have a couple of issues - not yet multiproject compatible in the BOINC sence. Alot of things still need to get in place, and it'll be a while before even more test work will be available. But slowly and gradually they'll get there ;) And no, it's not a science project :) But still it's pretty cool to see someones thinking about using BOINC for something besides science, and thereby exposing the potential of BOINC as an agile backbone for DC ;) AND what DC can ALSO be ;) Hmm. I think mentioning that I'm not trying to convince you to join the project would be in order :) |
MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
Too late - I already attatched 2 of my computers to the project 8) ----- |
Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 19 Jul 00 Posts: 3898 Credit: 1,158,042 RAC: 0 |
> And no, it's not a science project :) But still it's pretty cool to see > someones thinking about using BOINC for something besides science, and thereby > exposing the potential of BOINC as an agile backbone for DC ;) AND what DC can > ALSO be ;) Just off the top of my head, it can/could be a science tool ... Take Predictor@Home, might they not in the future want to see the actual folding, live, and in color? |
Brian Oliver Send message Joined: 25 May 99 Posts: 50 Credit: 910,871 RAC: 0 |
BURP aims to develop a publicly distributed system for rendering 3D animations. Currently this is a pre-alpha project which means that you cannot yet upload your own animation for rendering. Periodically we are doing testanimations - sometimes you will not be able to contact the schedulers. I am Attached but no work yet, but ready to go when it goes online. Wiki de BOINC <img src="http://www.boincstats.com/stats/banner.php?cpid=51a3eaaef8df276544f56140a8a65413"> |
Janus Send message Joined: 4 Dec 01 Posts: 376 Credit: 967,976 RAC: 0 |
As already stated in this thread BURP isn't anywhere near being a production-level project. Please do not join unless you really think you know what you are doing (and you don't care that your computer will suddenly blow up in a cloud of dust). |
MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
I love my computer too much to have it blow up :( ----- |
Bruno G. Olsen & ESEA @ greenholt Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 875 Credit: 4,386,984 RAC: 0 |
> > And no, it's not a science project :) But still it's pretty cool to see > > someones thinking about using BOINC for something besides science, and > thereby > > exposing the potential of BOINC as an agile backbone for DC ;) AND what > DC can > > ALSO be ;) > > Just off the top of my head, it can/could be a science tool ... > > Take Predictor@Home, might they not in the future want to see the actual > folding, live, and in color? Ahh - that's good thinking ;) Interproject projects, like AstroPulse using the SETI@home tapes ;) Non-scientific projects becoming scientific by helping out in their special fields - now we're talking DC in the big picture :) |
MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
Here's something crazy. I tried to attatch my office computer to BURP and I'm sure I put in the correct web address, but several times it connected to the Pirates server despite the fact that I entered the BURP address! <a>http://img128.exs.cx/img128/6463/piratesburp6fn.jpg[/url] ----- |
Janus Send message Joined: 4 Dec 01 Posts: 376 Credit: 967,976 RAC: 0 |
> Here's something crazy. I tried to attatch my office computer to BURP and I'm > sure I put in the correct web address, but several times it connected to the > Pirates server despite the fact that I entered the BURP address! > > <a>http://img128.exs.cx/img128/6463/piratesburp6fn.jpg[/url] Now that's pretty weird... |
Janus Send message Joined: 4 Dec 01 Posts: 376 Credit: 967,976 RAC: 0 |
Which version of the boinc core client are you using? |
Timothy Maness Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 159 Credit: 4,929 RAC: 0 |
Before attachind to BURP, you may want to check out their message boards http://burp.boinc.dk/forum_main.php <img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php?userID=567" /> <a href="http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page">BOINC Wiki</a> <a href="http://www.tamaness.hostrocket.com/BOINC_team.html">Gideontech BOINC team!</a> |
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