Subj : The BOINC Project
To   : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jul 16 2022 17:52:38

  Re: The BOINC Project
  By: Gamgee to All on Sat Jul 16 2022 07:19 pm

 Ga> Hello all, just wondering if anybody does anything with "distributed 

I replied about this on Dove-Net. :)  But for those on FSXNet who aren't on Dove-Net:

I've used BOINC for a long time, on and off.  And when you say "the BOINC project", there isn't just one single project using BOINC, there are many distributed computing projects using BOINC.  BOINC is just a framework & program to manage computational workloads distributed by various projects.

In 1999 (even before BOINC), I had heard about SETI@Home, a distributed computing project for analyzing radio signals from the Arecibo Observatory to find patterns that might indicate signals coming from intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations.  SETI@Home had their own distributed computing software, and eventually they decided to change that and it became BOINC. BOINC is now used to manage other distributed computing projects - SETI@Home was one that was available through BOINC for a long time, but SETI@Home decided to stop distributing work units a couple years ago.

With BOINC, I had also signed up for a couple other projects, including Rosetta@Home (for analyzing 3-dimensional protien shapes, to help with finding vaccines), World Community Grid (similarly, to analyze medical data related to disease research), and others.

I've basically been involved with BOINC projects on and off since BOINC started. In 2019, when I built my current desktop PC, I chose a fairly high-end consumer CPU and dedicated graphics card because I wanted to continue running BOINC projects.  It can generate significant heat with your PC though, as it can push your PC to its limits.  That's one reason I don't run it all the time (plus, of course, it can push up your electric bill).

Nightfox
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