Fuzzy

Here is a link to the preferred list of machines as I identified ages ago. As Matt and Crew are what is termed a "Sun Shop" we go to Sun Sun Educational/Research hardware This gives everyone a chance to look and you do have to scroll down the page to find the Sunfire v40z machines. IF we look at the list and then prices it could be considered a bit of sticker shock... So if we look at Matt's Wish List and what each and everyone of us can do to help, then there is a chance that "We" can do something postive...

As a request from Pappa from here I'll spawn this thread before the usual 300 posts, because the terms for donations have changed since the first two threads.

The reason:

Matt and his team need new servers!

As Pappa stated in his post: Matt had quoted that another Sun v40 would make a large difference... Most of what they are using should have been retired... Users have desktop machines that are more powerful... Just not configured as servers...

So I sincerely request that everybody, who feels for this project and the work, the dev's here have done in regards to distributed computer projects, donate, what they're able to, small and big sums of money.

Pappa also mention that we could sell tickets to different things, or we can make a lottery with prizes. I thought about a prize as a date with me, but I won't scare people away from donating. ;-) But maybe a signed photo of Bouncer Jupiter? Suggestions are welcome.

But anyway, here's a list of what Matt and co. needs from this site:

• 1 server with 2+ opteron CPUs, 16GB RAM, 12 x 73GB drives
  
• 1 server with 4+ opteron CPUs, 16-32GB RAM, 12 x 400GB drives
  
• 2 servers with 4+ CPUs, 16-32GB RAM, 12 x 400GB drives
  
• 1 server with 2+ CPUs, 8GB RAM, 12 x 250GB drives
  
• 1 server with 2+ CPUs, 8GB RAM, 6 x 73GB drives
  
• 4 Super DLT (320 or 600) tape drives
  
• 500 SDLT tapes (320 or 600)
  

Donations can be made through the link on your accountpage, by clicking on the green stars at people's alias' or going to this site.

All donations are wellcome, big or small, it doesn't matter, but let's show the guys at Berkeley that we care!

Thank you very much.

Maybe we could have Matt provide a bit more specific info...

R/

Al

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Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project.

I would reply to your reply, but! Is it Friday Yet? I Only One more "Monday" left this week... I hate weeks with 5 Mondays in a row...

I know about chasing "Servers" for specific purposes... So I did not remove anything and then quoted "around" your most "Welcomed Post"...

I truely believe that "We" can help reach the needs of Seti... So it could prove to be that Seti BOINC, is no longer the "Poster Child for a Cause." Many New Projects have "funding" and "new hardware," Thanks to the efforts and "patience" of "we" the Seti Crunchers have moved there development way ahead... Saving them Thou$ands$ in developement costs. "Our Collective" efforts from September to 1 January have helped to raise $11,975 for the project... Yes Your September Donation Thread was the Banner...

I would ask each of You to Consider that as we are here, that a small donation to help move Seti BOINC out of the dark ages be considered. The Donation Page asks for a minimum of $10.00 US. Many of us waste that on un-useful things... If the over a quarter million of "us seti users" could give just $10.00 US then where would things be? Yes I can think of a lot of places that that same $10.00 would be abused...

Thank You for your Time and Consideration..

Al
aka Pappa

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Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project.

My first donation, for this year, has been made, this day January 13, 2006. Happy Friday the 13th everyone.... (-:<

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

And here is the donation history

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As a request from Pappa from here I'll spawn this thread before the usual 300 posts, because the terms for donations have changed since the first two threads.

The reason:

Matt and his team need new servers!

As Pappa stated in his post: Matt had quoted that another Sun v40 would make a large difference... Most of what they are using should have been retired... Users have desktop machines that are more powerful... Just not configured as servers...

So I sincerely request that everybody, who feels for this project and the work, the dev's here have done in regards to distributed computer projects, donate, what they're able to, small and big sums of money.

Pappa also mention that we could sell tickets to different things, or we can make a lottery with prizes. I thought about a prize as a date with me, but I won't scare people away from donating. ;-) But maybe a signed photo of Bouncer Jupiter? Suggestions are wellcome.

But anyway, here's a list of what Matt and co. needs from this site:

• 1 server with 2+ opteron CPUs, 16GB RAM, 12 x 73GB drives
  
• 1 server with 4+ opteron CPUs, 16-32GB RAM, 12 x 400GB drives
  
• 2 servers with 4+ CPUs, 16-32GB RAM, 12 x 400GB drives
  
• 1 server with 2+ CPUs, 8GB RAM, 12 x 250GB drives
  
• 1 server with 2+ CPUs, 8GB RAM, 6 x 73GB drives
  
• 4 Super DLT (320 or 600) tape drives
  
• 500 SDLT tapes (320 or 600)
  

Donations can be made through the link on your accountpage, by clicking on the green stars at people's alias' or going to this site.

All donations are wellcome, big or small, it doesn't matter, but let's show the guys at Berkeley that we care!

Thank you very much.

Hi Fuzzy and Hi Pappa ...

thank you .. both ... for working so hard for .... Matt Lebofsky

and thank you ... all ... to my very Good friends in this thread....
Fuzzy .... I just wanted to move your ... "Quote" ... to the top of this thread ... I hope I did the right thing ? _ :)

Fuzzy and Pappa ..... and all who have given Money to SETI@home

... thank you....

friendly and respectful
byron
:)

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My first donation, for this year, has been made, this day January 13, 2006. Happy Friday the 13th everyone.... (-:<

Good Friday for the Seti project! Thank you Siran. :-) And now you've got your star. :-D

Should have had it last year with my 2 donations then. Oh, well, I'll settle for it now. (-:<

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

And here is the donation history

Looks like we have a long way to go to get them their server.... (-:<

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Siran

Every little bit helps... The number keeps climbing...

And here is the donation history

Looks like we have a long way to go to get them their server.... (-:<

R/

Al

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Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project.

Looks like we have a long way to go to get them their server.... (-:<

From your statement, I figure that you never vote, don't have a savings account, and never walk distances over 25 steps...

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"Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?"

Looks like we have a long way to go to get them their server.... (-:<

From your statement, I figure that you never vote, don't have a savings account, and never walk distances over 25 steps...

Hmmmm.... Fascinating.... (-:<

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Looks like we have a long way to go to get them their server.... (-:<

From your statement, I figure that you never vote, don't have a savings account, and never walk distances over 25 steps...

Hmmmm.... Fascinating.... (-:<

Well... it is true. ;)

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me@rescam.org

(slowly swinging crystal on a chain}
"just watch the crystal"
"you're getting sleepy"

"donating is fun"
"donating is your freind"
"donate often"

"donating is fun"
"donating is your freind"
"donate often"


"When I snap my fingers, you'll wake up, break out the credit and debit cards and donate to the project"
"One, Two, Three"

"SNAP"

"donating is fun"
"donating is your freind"
"donate often"

Been taking lessons from Public Radio and Television? 8-) (My local radio station is in a windup to a membership drive next week, I don't think they've tried this tack before... but would I remember if they did?)

Got a raise last week and overtime too, sent a bit to the Matt L. Server Fund before I could get used to it.

MJ

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(slowly swinging crystal on a chain}
"just watch the crystal"
"you're getting sleepy"

"donating is fun"
"donating is your freind"
"donate often"

"donating is fun"
"donating is your freind"
"donate often"


"When I snap my fingers, you'll wake up, break out the credit and debit cards and donate to the project"
"One, Two, Three"

"SNAP"

What did you do to me???
Where's my money???

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Gruesse vom Saenger

For questions about Boinc look in the BOINC-Wiki

hmmmm

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As Of Today

28 people for a Total of $1172.00 have Donated. That is one fifth of the way to a new v40 Server. Please take time to consider a small donation...

If someone can find the 3 people that donated $10030.00 back in March of 2004 that would help a BUNCH!

Thank You

Regards/

Al

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Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project.

I found a way to ID my donations. Look at the history of old seti and figure it out. I'll have to make one this year too.

duke

i just made my second donation to SETI@home...i'm hoping that we can reach the goal of funding a new server...it'll not only help the program at Berkeley...but a new server will make things better for us crunchers too.

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PROUD TO BE TFFE!

This is from BoincStats:

Total.................Active
Users 372,859 189,121
Hosts 757,693 342,162
Teams 35,146 21,696
Countries 223 211

Total Credit 4,448,981,904
Average floating point operations per second 185,232.1 GigaFLOPs / 185.232 TeraFLOPS


So, if every user donated 10 bucks it would be $3,728,590, if only active users then $1,891,210.

I would hope they'd be able to upgrade some gear. lol

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I moved my text From my post in the cafe.
It might get the active users to be more vocal to their friends about the project.
I have. ;-]

"THINK. (Just an opinion “ Opinions are like as*****s everybody has one and most of them stink”) |8-0
The people who developed this project (APPLAUSE) and those of us who participate(scattered applause)have had a unique experience.
If nothing else, we who post in these boards have shown the world a few things.
We come from all walks of life. We have demonstrated that (AS THE PROJECT WAS INTENDED) grid computing is effective as an alterative to even 1 “supercomputer”.
For the most part we have proved / shown that we can as a global community can have and desire peaceful interaction.
In these boards we have made real friends / enemies either by accident or design. And still we “work” together.
AMAZING.
I hope this can be an infective force in our 24/7world."

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)