Tech-crash threatens to take down SETI@home

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vniow

macrumors G4

Original poster

• Oct 15, 2002

• #1

Well, I've never posted here cuz I don't do SETI F@H, but I thought this may be worth a look for those that do:

The future of SETI@home, an Internet-based distributed computing experiment to find radio signals from intelligent alien life-forms, is in serious danger as academics behind the project face a funding crisis.

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Over Achiever

macrumors 68000

• Oct 16, 2002

• #2

Hmmm...does this mean they're gonna charge? They'll lose a couple million users...That really sucks.

Ah...now I feel bad for not joining Seti@home. But hey, if they do cut off funding...

JOIN Folding @ Home and Genome @ home!!! 😉

 

Falleron

macrumors 68000

• Oct 16, 2002

• #3

Quite a few people run seti instead of folding because it runs under OS9, wheras Folding only runs under OSX.

 

Over Achiever

macrumors 68000

• Oct 16, 2002

• #4

Oh, I never knew that.

Sorry everyone.

And I found out genome at home only runs on PCs.

Never mind then.