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What are credits for?
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Marc Andre Send message Joined: 17 Dec 09 Posts: 1 Credit: 5,337 RAC: 0 |
Hey folks, I was just wondering what credits are for? How are credits calculated and what can I do with my credits? Sorry for this silly question but there seems to be no hint on all the FAQ-pages here... Marc |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Hey folks, I think most of the info you'd want is on the BOINC wiki. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/User_manual Once you gain an infinite amount of credits you can trade them in for a toaster. :D Note: Price of toaster & shipping not included. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Frosted Send message Joined: 11 Jul 99 Posts: 83 Credit: 3,898,641 RAC: 0 |
Not a silly question... http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Computation_credit wrote: Credit has no monetary or other value; it's just a measure of how much work your computers have done. |
Aurora Borealis Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 3075 Credit: 5,631,463 RAC: 0 |
Probably the most ask question. My preferred link, Credit explanation in the Unofficial WIKI. Seti uses minimum validation of two results and it counts the FLOPS with a multiplication factor, rather than using benchmark, in determining the credits requests. As someone succinctly put it. You can think of Credits as an odometer and RAC as a speedometer. It provides a means of keeping track of your contribution to the project and become a way to see the health of your system. Some use it as a competition and/or a way of bragging about their system(s) performance. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... Shipping and handling not included. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... Hi Mark! How´re you doing? I was wondering...what will you do when you reach the 50 Millions? Will you add suggar to the coffee pot? LOL...just kidding. Cheers! |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... I will wait for 3 emails from the admins confirming my achievement. And then bitch about them....LOL. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
LOL. Hiya, Andy.... Hope you are feeling better in this New Year. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... Would that be a used styrofoam one? SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... Not sure... And maybe I am mistaken. They might just be enough for a stir stick. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... I'm sure it will at least be a nice swizzle stick... ok maybe a used one that has been run over by a dump truck & perhaps a squirrel chewed on it a bit. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Rumor has it that I have enough credits to trade in for a coffee cup....... The cup is free. Just send in your box tops and $40 in shipping and handling and the cup is yours FREE!!!!! BOINC WIKI |
Pappa Send message Joined: 9 Jan 00 Posts: 2562 Credit: 12,301,681 RAC: 0 |
Hey folks, Marc Welcome to Seti Please do not feel offended. If you have not figured out by now the Credits are only a measure of your progress... Other than they have no physical value. Many have made "Fun" of the topic, as it has been repeated many times over. Please feel free to join in and do what you can for Seti. Regards Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project. |
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