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Stories · 4
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SETI Accelerator Hoax Revealed
Stone Table writes "The SETI Accelerator by Krasnoconv sounded too good to be true. Well, in response to the overwhelming requests that they've had, they finally let the cat out of the bag. The whole thing was a hoax! They've posted a page to explain the hoax, from birth to death. I think this just goes to show that people will believe just about anything, if it serves their interests." Check out the original article on it as well. (CT:Duh!) -
SETI Accelerator Hoax Revealed
Stone Table writes "The SETI Accelerator by Krasnoconv sounded too good to be true. Well, in response to the overwhelming requests that they've had, they finally let the cat out of the bag. The whole thing was a hoax! They've posted a page to explain the hoax, from birth to death. I think this just goes to show that people will believe just about anything, if it serves their interests." Check out the original article on it as well. (CT:Duh!) -
SETI@Home -- Running On A PCI Card
levendis writes: "This has got to be the strangest piece of hardware I have ever seen. It's a PCI card with 6 embedded processors and a flash rom containing Linux and the SETI@home client. The manufacturer claims it can process 6 SETI work units in 16 hours, completely independent of the host CPU."This is a truly intriguing piece of equipment. I especially liked this bit from the FAQ: "SETI accelerator® uses military surplus components. The chip used on this board was used for target vector calculations in the terrain following radar (TFR) component of the PR-964 Cruise Missile (NATO Codename SAMOWAR)." I wonder whether they could release similar cards adaptable to the emerging pay-for-cycles outfits like ProcessTree. If yes, maybe the card could pay for itself after a while.
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SETI@Home -- Running On A PCI Card
levendis writes: "This has got to be the strangest piece of hardware I have ever seen. It's a PCI card with 6 embedded processors and a flash rom containing Linux and the SETI@home client. The manufacturer claims it can process 6 SETI work units in 16 hours, completely independent of the host CPU."This is a truly intriguing piece of equipment. I especially liked this bit from the FAQ: "SETI accelerator® uses military surplus components. The chip used on this board was used for target vector calculations in the terrain following radar (TFR) component of the PR-964 Cruise Missile (NATO Codename SAMOWAR)." I wonder whether they could release similar cards adaptable to the emerging pay-for-cycles outfits like ProcessTree. If yes, maybe the card could pay for itself after a while.