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Ghery S. Pettit Send message Joined: 7 Nov 99 Posts: 325 Credit: 28,109,066 RAC: 82 |
7 Nov 1999 16985 classic work units. I remember the server problems at the end that were really frustrating me as my goal before shutdown of SETI Classic was 17000 units. It was not to be. 174504 hours of crunching on the classic. |
1mp0£173 Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0 |
My actual start-up date is 14 May 1999 -- from my "lost" account. |
BMH Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 419 Credit: 166,294,083 RAC: 125 |
I've been around since 1999. I was at college at the time and 'borrowed' a couple of computers during I.T. lessons to run SETI@home plus my trusty AMD K6-2 at home. Now working in an office surrounded by 6 computers I have them all running SETI@home, plus a handful of computers at home. Brian. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I hope that when you have 'borrowed' those computers, you at least got permission to run SETI on them. |
nemesis Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1408 Credit: 35,074,350 RAC: 0 |
a fresh news release being readied, Ozz? |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Could be. Don't want to see another Nez. |
C. Barbie Send message Joined: 1 Jun 99 Posts: 7 Credit: 9,256,876 RAC: 0 |
I have been around a while (SETI@home member since 1 Jun 1999) and it is amazing the advancements that have come about. |
Keith T. Send message Joined: 23 Aug 99 Posts: 962 Credit: 537,293 RAC: 9 |
I hope that when you have 'borrowed' those computers, you at least got permission to run SETI on them. If you read the post that you responded to, the poster appeared to be writing about what he did in the past. I also joined SETI by running it on work computers over 10 years ago. At least 2 other co-workers were doing the same thing first, which is how I discovered SETI@home. We were working in a 2nd level helpdesk, and had some autonomy about what we did with work PCs. I now only run SETI on my own computers. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I hope that when you have 'borrowed' those computers, you at least got permission to run SETI on them. What I was questioning was: Now working in an office surrounded by 6 computers I have them all running SETI@home, plus a handful of computers at home. If they've borrowed PCs in the past, they might not see anything wrong with it now. |
Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 871 Credit: 28,092,319 RAC: 0 |
I started on 17 June 1999. With a 166Mhz P55C. The first few workunits took over 80 hours each...ugh. Can't imagine that today.. Martin |
Geordie_Cos380 Send message Joined: 7 Jun 99 Posts: 4 Credit: 154,794,888 RAC: 105 |
mmmm nearly 11 years. Damn that's flown by. Still here - never stopped really on the home machines. Had various amounts of hardware over the years. 3rd in class and 541 overall in class. |
Gecko Send message Joined: 17 Nov 99 Posts: 454 Credit: 6,946,910 RAC: 47 |
Woke-up this AM. Yep, still here :>) Countdown to 11 years..... Started crunching classic on Compaq Armada Pent II 200MMX laptop w/ Win95. IIRC, it took @ 120 or so hours per WU. I read about the project in an article @ Pop Sci or Business Week while on a flight. Thought it was really cool opportunity since I was already familiar w/ Seti project, Arecibo etc. |
Alfred and Pauline Send message Joined: 13 Oct 99 Posts: 37 Credit: 27,139,561 RAC: 0 |
13 October 1999. Rebuilding third System. Will be back in a day or two. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I'll hit the 10 year mark this summer. Started running Seti on my workstation at the electronic parts store I worked at......with my boss's full permission. Don't recall where I read the article back then that piqued my interest. A few months later I built my first home computer from scratch with the help of a good geeky type buddy for advice. Intel 233mmx with what little OCing you could do at that time. And...as they say..."The rest is history." "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
ccappel Send message Joined: 27 Jan 00 Posts: 362 Credit: 1,516,412 RAC: 0 |
And...as they say..."The rest is history." I always chuckle at that idiom, as if the events prior to "the rest is history" isn't history also. ;) "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." "I never get into an argument that I cannot win." |
52 Aces Send message Joined: 7 Jan 02 Posts: 497 Credit: 14,261,068 RAC: 67 |
as if the events prior to "the rest is history" isn't history also. ;) ... perhaps the expression should say "and the rest is historical in it's grandure and significance and that it is widely known by all." :-) |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
And...as they say..."The rest is history." It simply means that the bit of history being referred to is from the storied point onward. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
ccappel Send message Joined: 27 Jan 00 Posts: 362 Credit: 1,516,412 RAC: 0 |
Oh, I know what it means, it's just curious how the etymology came to be to arrive at that ironical phrase :) "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." "I never get into an argument that I cannot win." |
The Gonif Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 17 Credit: 972,837 RAC: 0 |
Hi there, I joined on May 20, 1999 and crunched 3,596 classic workunits before switching to BOINC. It's been fun feeling like I'm helping out with something. I hope we find a signal someday, though. |
BMH Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 419 Credit: 166,294,083 RAC: 125 |
Fear not, the owners of the computers know BOINC is running :D Brian. |
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