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MacResearch Introduces OpenMacGrid

Posted by kdawson on

Drew McCormack writes "MacResearch.org has just introduced OpenMacGrid. It is a distributed computing grid similar to SETI@home, but unlike other networks, it is built up entirely of Macs utilizing Xgrid, and access is unrestricted. Anyone with Mac OS X 10.4 can donate cycles, and any scientist with a reasonable project can burn cycles."

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  1. Terminology by John+Nowak · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about we call each node in the OpenMacGrid a MacGriddle?

  2. Slashdotted by John+Nowak · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do hope their website isn't representative of their grid's performance...

  3. imagine.... by dino303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    with a beowulf cluster of these... they might even handle the rush from slashdot.

  4. Re:What constitutes 'reasonable'? by Funkcikle · · Score: 5, Funny

    From my experience of the online Apple-using community, this entire thing will be used purely to predict when Apple will be releasing new shiny things to buy. Forget about global warming - good God, man! There could be a minor iPod update next Tuesday!