How long have you been crunching?

JPLiz · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:47 pm

I started crunching July 19 1999. It's been 10 years since I started whit the old SETI@HOME. Took me all that time to crunch 3.4 mils credits.

. I hope to be able to crunch lots more in the next ten years. It's an addiction. What can i say.

Good luck to all those new guys out there an stick whit it. You'll see, You'll get to your golds soon enough.

user312 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:08 pm

I used to crunch SETI classic around the same time, but I wasn't very consistent. I ran it for a few months back in 1999-2000, but travelled Europe for several months in the summer of 2000 and didn't get back into SETI again until around 2001-2002 sometime. I ran it for a year or so, and then got a new PC and I didn't get around to installing it again until 2004/5 and did the same thing. Since I got into BOINC in Sept 2006 I've crunched continually and plan to do so for quite some time - I like the large variety of projects available, and there's always something new coming along.

ZAPPDOG · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:11 pm

CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN THE RADIO SHACK COCO 3 COMPUTER CAME OUT?
THATS WHEN I RUN SETI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Sirius B · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:22 pm

ZAPPDOG wrote:

CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN THE RADIO SHACK COCO 3 COMPUTER CAME OUT?
THATS WHEN I RUN SETI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I think that was about mid 99 but not certain. I started back in 99 with Seti@home but due to tragic family circumstances, had other things to contend with at that time, so computing took a back seat, & anyway, it was all done via a 56k modem :roll:

It was only after Andrea got me a 3 in 1 cable package for my birthday back in 07 that I remembered seti & searched for it & found boinc - BAD NEWS that was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came down with a disease worse than Ebola ............."Boinc Affliction" :lol:

JPLiz · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:51 pm

ZAPPDOG wrote:

CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN THE RADIO SHACK COCO 3 COMPUTER CAME OUT?
THATS WHEN I RUN SETI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Mam I still had brown hair at that time.

ZAPPDOG · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:33 pm

Sirius B wrote:

ZAPPDOG wrote:

CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN THE RADIO SHACK COCO 3 COMPUTER CAME OUT?
THATS WHEN I RUN SETI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I think that was about mid 99 but not certain. I started back in 99 with Seti@home but due to tragic family circumstances, had other things to contend with at that time, so computing took a back seat, & anyway, it was all done via a 56k modem :roll:

It was only after Andrea got me a 3 in 1 cable package for my birthday back in 07 that I remembered seti & searched for it & found boinc - BAD NEWS that was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came down with a disease worse than Ebola ............."Boinc Affliction" :lol:

ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA THE COCO 3 WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1986 SO I EXPECT IT WAS 1987 WHEN I GOT MINE.
I THOUGHT SIRIUS BE WAS CLOSER. OH YA 56K MODEM? LUCKY. MINE WAS A 300 BAUD

user312 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:22 pm

ZAPPDOG wrote:

Sirius B wrote:

ZAPPDOG wrote:

CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER WHEN THE RADIO SHACK COCO 3 COMPUTER CAME OUT?
THATS WHEN I RUN SETI FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I think that was about mid 99 but not certain. I started back in 99 with Seti@home but due to tragic family circumstances, had other things to contend with at that time, so computing took a back seat, & anyway, it was all done via a 56k modem :roll:

It was only after Andrea got me a 3 in 1 cable package for my birthday back in 07 that I remembered seti & searched for it & found boinc - BAD NEWS that was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came down with a disease worse than Ebola ............."Boinc Affliction" :lol:

ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA THE COCO 3 WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1986 SO I EXPECT IT WAS 1987 WHEN I GOT MINE.
I THOUGHT SIRIUS BE WAS CLOSER. OH YA 56K MODEM? LUCKY. MINE WAS A 300 BAUD

Well, SETI classic wasn't introduced until Spring of 1999 so you couldn't have started before then!

From SETI@home (http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_about.php):

Quote:

"Previous radio SETI projects have used special-purpose supercomputers, located at the telescope, to do the bulk of the data analysis. In 1995, David Gedye proposed doing radio SETI using a virtual supercomputer composed of large numbers of Internet-connected computers, and he organized the SETI@home project to explore this idea. SETI@home was originally launched in May 1999."

LePandaRoux · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:43 am

31 Dec 2007, not even two years ago...

JPLiz · **Posted:** Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:52 pm

LePandaRoux wrote:

31 Dec 2007, not even two years ago...

Your doing a great jod. Not even 1 year old and yer almost at 1 mill. Keep up the good work.

TheHarperdragon · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:40 pm

I started back in 2000 but like user312, took a lot of time off for a few years - had some trouble with my old rigs not liking it when we changed from BOINC Classic. Been at it hot and heavy again for a little under a year now -- it is addicting!!!

LePandaRoux · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:48 pm

JPLiz wrote:

LePandaRoux wrote:

31 Dec 2007, not even two years ago...

Your doing a great jod. Not even 1 year old and yer almost at 1 mill. Keep up the good work.

Well JPLiz, thank you, but I guess mathematics were not your favorite school subject back then! :lol:

Its prolly just a typo hehe

Philzie · **Posted:** Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:13 am

I started Sept of 02, and like a few others did not do very much for years. I guess I never really got hooked till a couple of years ago, and ya it is totally addicting.

Buffalo Bill · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:15 am

June 24 1999 and took some time off. Did 2,000 SETI units before I stopped for a few years.

BB

JPLiz · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:53 pm

LePandaRoux wrote:

JPLiz wrote:

LePandaRoux wrote:

31 Dec 2007, not even two years ago...

Your doing a great jod. Not even 1 year old and yer almost at 1 mill. Keep up the good work.

Well JPLiz, thank you, but I guess mathematics were not your favorite school subject back then! :lol:

Its prolly just a typo hehe

OOPS! Most have been late.

MzSnowleopard · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:11 am

I don't remember- it all started with SETI -( now called Classic SETI) which I crunch ocassionally. It wasn;t until joiing CC when I expanded Pilot's projects- that was just over 2 years ago. I would have to hunt dowm the info on when I initially started. I can tell you this Pilot has out done herself. Compared to the previous systems I've had; Pilot has not only proven vast stability,she has also out performed, out lasted her predecessors.

And I'm still working on upgrades!!! As long as I have the room to upgrade- I can't buy 2nd system.
The next upgrade is a 2nd 1 gig RAM card. :yup:

side note- OMG those smiles are small lol

BruceH · **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:20 pm

I ran the old Seti back in 98-99, then got a new computer and didn't go back til o2 I think? Wasn't sure what to think about this new Boinc thing, but I took a chance anyway!! Now I'm addicted to Boincing!!!! :lol:

user312 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:44 pm

BruceH wrote:

I ran the old Seti back in 98-99, then got a new computer and didn't go back til o2 I think? Wasn't sure what to think about this new Boinc thing, but I took a chance anyway!! Now I'm addicted to Boincing!!!! :lol:

Hey Bruce! Welcome to the forums - looks like you've got a GPU or two running there!

WereChild · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:13 am

...Or 3 or 4

Lurker's Welcome to you

BruceH · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:54 pm

Yep I had 3 nVidia GPU's going but had to retire my old P4 with an 8400gs in it due to a need for repairs and lack of funds to make said repairs. So I'm down to 2 GPU's now 1 gtx275 and a 9500gt. Still doing pretty good in the credit department though. :lol:

user312 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:14 pm

BruceH wrote:

Yep I had 3 nVidia GPU's going but had to retire my old P4 due to a need for repairs and lack of funds to make said repairs. So I'm down to 2 GPU's now 1 gtx275 and a 9500gt. Still doing pretty good in the credit department though. :lol:

As long as you've got another GPU project going as backup for all the Collatz outages!

BruceH · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:49 pm

Luckily Collatz lets you keep a fair size cache, so even though Collatz goes down now n' then, I seldom run out of work. I've kept my CPU's busy running MW (opt app) and Aqua.

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