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SiliconValleyPirate Junior Member United Kingdom 273 Posts	Posted - 08 Jun 2002 : 13:23:54 quote: Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard My Freakin' Sides Hurt! What?? Surely not. I thought it was: Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard My FeetS Hurt! The 'S' added to avoid confusion with: Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard My Feet Hurt! Which is a PC version of the same acronym Man I need a brak from these exams, my mind is going off at all sorts of tangents! -- Mark Benson FlatPackMacs http://fpm.gotdns.com 2nd Lieutenant - 68kMLA LC Quartermaster Flat Packing Macs for 68k MLA airlift excercises Macs Liberated = 14!
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2002 : 06:05:20 OK trendsetters, time for an update on our worthy efforts to unearth our unearthly ET buddies (or not). Team 68k MLA currently consists of: Captain Z (current speed champ, racing through those units in 11 hr 22 min 11.5 sec each!), LC guy (you know who you are), SNES Junky, Da Penguin, and myself. Units processed,1519 Total CPU time, 3.257 years. All in all a pretty good effort... but hey, it could be MUCH better. All we need do double our size is another 5 members. Come on guys 'n gals... join up! All ya gotta do is take a look at this link http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_141048.html hit "join" and you're away. Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn Honest-to-god, by-the-book liberations: 13, Other 68Ks: 5, Contraband: 7, PCs: Is you mad?
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 16:38:08 I joined the SETI cause! i just haven't joined the MLA team because i can't figure out my password... so i just went and told them to email it to me... but seti takes up more RAM than just about anything... so i can't open outlook express until i quit either internet explorer, AIM or seti... oh well... i'll join very soon Official 68k videographer
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 17:08:14 WHAT THE....? Sorry, but i think i have more than 36 units. How about 41? :rolleyes: -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 17:16:11 quote: WHAT THE....? Sorry, but i think i have more than 36 units. How about 41? :rolleyes: OK Ok, its been a while since we've had an update on this... so here goes. First the nag. We're still running on 5 cylinders.... Come on guys, if you're running SETI you should be in our team. You will not... repeat WILL NOT lose your individual tally. We now have a total of 2222 work units completed, witha total processor time of 4.586 years. Not bad going at all. Cheers! CC PS. the page is updaed now ML5. 41 it is! Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02 Edited by - bigsadhu on 09 Nov 2002 17:17:48
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 17:54:00 quote: PS. the page is updaed now ML5. 41 it is! Thanks. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
Master of Puppets Starting Member 32 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 20:27:04 Ok, I'll ditch my current team and move. Add an aditional 218 to that number. Wow those are some high cpu times per wu!
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 21:14:20 well i have a good idea... not an idea that i'd be able to do here... but a good idea nonetheless I have 2 pentium class win95 machines, and could get about 6 of them.... all which meet the specs of the seti client if I could leave them at school running the SETI client under my name, or individual new names 24/7/365 then I could rack up our units... and just to make it so as we have a constant stream of new units, not just 6 more every 7 days... i'll start one up each day and just leave them all on :) anyone have any lowly PPCs or pentium class machines that they could leave somewhere just running SETI.... report here because you CAN leave more than one machine on with a single username Official 68k videographer
Master of Puppets Starting Member 32 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 21:48:54 IF you do that, run the command line client. On my 1.4ghz athlon, the command line version completes a work unit in an hour less than the screen saver. That amount of time would probably be greater on an older machine. I just oredered a 128 meg stick for my 7300, and if OWC doesn't have any problems with my check card, That will do nothing but crunch wu's.
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2002 : 22:03:56 I'm going to have my comp munch #s when it is on since it uses unix to do it it'll do in in the backround so it won't bug me 1 bit! -danny ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
MrLynn Junior Member USA 394 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 07:41:03 Well, I guess I'm game, though it seems a bit disingenuous for the 68KMLA to be using OTHER platforms, like a basketball team playing volleyball, or something. No. 1 son is (or used to be) on a UMAX clone team, which makes sense ''cuz that's what they're all using. I've got 881 data units on my blue G3 (cable modem, runs all the time) and another couple hundred on a PII on a phone line (when I remember to dial up and get a new DU). Haven't been to the SETI site in ages; how would I affiliate with the team? /Mr Lynn BTW, that 'Message Alert' JIGGLING and FLASHING ad is REALLY ANNOYING!!! The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program. --Larry Niven
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 13:50:54 quote: Haven't been to the SETI site in ages; how would I affiliate with the team? All you need to do to join up is visit http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_141048.html , hit "join" and you're in the collective. Great to see this recent surge in enthusiasm! For those who are interested, I find the command line client under OS X crunches WUs approx twice as fast as the screen saver version. X handles the workload amazingly well, with SETI chugging away in the background, using as much CPU as is available without impacting performance at all. Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 15:18:26 Man you wouldn't believe how fast our imac G4 Crunches #s compared to our imac G3 it's like 79% faster woah. -danny ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 18:26:27 quote: Man you wouldn't believe how fast our imac G4 Crunches #s compared to our imac G3 it's like 79% faster woah. The OS X command line client on my 350 Yikes matches my work DP 1ghz running the screen saver under 9.2, both taking 12-14 hours per WU. Amazing when you think the DP should be around 6x as powerful. Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 07:40:19 I just added my 222 units to the team cheers Flash! 68k ParaMedic
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 13:06:36 quote: I just added my 222 units to the team cheers Flash! Yeeeharrrr!!!! Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02
MrLynn Junior Member USA 394 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 13:21:58 I've run into a problem. The e-mail address I used for SETI when I registered is obsolete (X2). I can't recall what password I used. SETI will tell me by e-mailing my OBSOLETE address; otherwise, if I want to change it, I have to re-register and lose all my work units. Aaghhh! /Mr Lynn The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program. --Larry Niven
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 18:50:51 I'm in...just started an account (slow00). I have my g3, PIII, P166, and 6360 workin at it. I had an account w/around 250 units, but I forgot the pw, and the email is expired Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Keeper of the 68kmla Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
thelip Full Member USA 729 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 19:50:31 Ok, i joined the team! Unfortunately I lost all my stuff too from years ago. Anyway, as soon as I get around to it, I'll have a 8600/300, 8500/g3(300) and the beige g4 466 crunching away. _______________________ Sgt. Thelip Heavy Weapons Specialist - 950 division Keeper of the MLA Tracker - mlatracker.dyndns.org
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 12 Nov 2002 : 01:03:45 I knew you'd be happy with that bigsadhu I must point out that my average hours per unit is so high (72 hours) coz my Pentium used to take about 200 hours to complete a unit - that really buggers up the stats! My G3/8600 punches them out every 40 hours or so, which is not too bad... Who the hell is Reanrd1, and what's pushing those units out? (methinks I should perhaps read section one of this thread....goes off to have a read) cheers Flash! 68k ParaMedic
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 12 Nov 2002 : 05:14:31 quote: Who the hell is Reanrd1, and what's pushing those units out? (methinks I should perhaps read section one of this thread....goes off to have a read) blush I feel like an idiot 68k ParaMedic
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 15 Nov 2002 : 20:06:04 I estimate that I'll need about 50 hours to do each unit on this iMac... I've got at least one person who has his comp, and might run SETI whenever he gets around it... he has cable internet and leaves it on all the time, I'll rmember to run the CLI version... he has a screensaver anyway... on my machine to replace the current IW, a 400MHz PII with 128MB of RAM, I'll hopefully be runnin SETI@home CLI version also... maybe if I leave that at school... YAAY! it's the SETI machine... hmm... .ME considers asking his science teacher to run SETI@home on his macs... Official 68k videographer
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 15 Nov 2002 : 22:48:38 Does anyone here have experience with the command line version for OS X? I got it to basically run, but not dual process or start auto and whatnot. Those two things would help performance a LOT. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 16 Nov 2002 : 00:22:48 quote: Does anyone here have experience with the command line version for OS X? I got it to basically run, but not dual process or start auto and whatnot. Those two things would help performance a LOT. There's a piece of SW called "Seti Dockling" that I find very useful. Its read me I think includes the info you're after. Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02
MrLynn Junior Member USA 394 Posts	Posted - 20 Nov 2002 : 07:50:00 Well, I don't want to lose my c. 900 units, plus another 250 or so on a PC, so I've held off joining in hopes that I'll be able to figure out some way to save them. Unfortunately you can't communicate with the SETI people. /Mr Lynn The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program. --Larry Niven
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 18:34:10 right now i have my PIII/733, beige g3/400, p166, q800/ppc, 6100, and 6360 all crunching away.... the 6100 and q800 have yet to finish a unit, but it appears that the 6100 and q800 will take about 120 hours each. Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Keeper of the 68kmla Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
Master of Puppets Starting Member 32 Posts	Posted - 22 Nov 2002 : 14:12:14 my 7300 now crunches work units full time like my peecee. Would I see much of a performance gain if I got a L2 cache for my 7300?
bigsadhu Junior Member Cayman Island 462 Posts	Posted - 11 Dec 2002 : 16:27:16 Progress update: Team 68KMLA has now crunched 3000 SETI units. We have donated over 7 years of processor time. We have 11 members. Our star cruncher is Master of Puppets who spits out a unit every 6 hrs 20 minutes. Impressive! Take a look at the results <a href=http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_141048.html><b>here</b></a>, and feel free to join up! Go team! Cheers! CC Air Marshall, 605 sQUADRAn "What Microsoft has got in there is a grotesque, badly-documented pile of poo it doesn't fully understand itself." - The Register, 23/8/02
geekwurkz Junior Member USA 156 Posts	Posted - 11 Dec 2002 : 19:35:54 Well, I don't think my Pentium 90MHz will do anything so I'll see if I can get it installed on the PMacs & the Pentium III in the 8th period AP classroom. They're used only once a day and the computers are never shut down so it should add a nice amount to the total. EDIT:It's also 100MBs ethernet on a T3 line. 68k Liberations: 3 A-II Liberations: 1 Active work: >=2 Edited by - geekwurkz on 11 Dec 2002 19:37:32
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 12 Dec 2002 : 17:04:02 if that P90 has more than 32MB of RAM... it's eligible I have my athlon700MHz with 320 MB RAM that's going to be on ALL THE time in it's new home ;) I run SETI on it, the iMac I run SETI less... but still run .ME wonder... maybe I run SETI in VPC on the iMac ;) Official 68k videographer
Slomac636 Junior Member USA 103 Posts	Posted - 12 Dec 2002 : 18:56:31 This all sounds great, but I have only 1 phone line and 5 people in the same house that want to use the phone and internet (dial-up only) I do have, however a PPC that when, I get my G4 would be a great candidate for SETI. But the real question is, WHat in the world is SETI??? Don't mean to sound like a complete dope, but I don't even know what SETI is...would somebody pls explain? Macs Liberated: 9 - 6400/180 (main Mac), 660AV, 636CD, LCIII+, LCII (2), Classic II, Classic and SE. Yeah, I hate that friggin beach ball too...
Master of Puppets Starting Member 32 Posts	Posted - 12 Dec 2002 : 20:11:19 I'll be satisfied once I get my wu average over 4wu/day :D
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 12 Dec 2002 : 22:30:11 SETI is search for extratesterrial intelligence (aliens) they have a satellite that collects radio signals, and they they give them to us to calculate Basically We prevent the people at http://setiathome.berkely.edu from buying millions of PCs and running them on their own, we get a good feeling of group... and my iMac usually only has to connect once a month... sometimes if i leave it on MUCH more... 2 times a month so it's not like D.NET that needs you to be on pretty much all the time Official 68k videographer
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2002 : 04:55:13 However, depending on if you get a G4, and how often you run seti, and if you use nix mode and if you use dual cpus and especially how fast it is (lots of variables i know), you may need to connect more than once a day. running on one cpu on my dual 800, i get wus done in about 11 hours each. If I wasn't such a nix dolt, I'd be dual CPu'ing and optimized and what have ya. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \|* \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2002 : 06:14:08 I'm spittin' out about 5 units a day, since I now have a P60, P188, PIII/733, Performa 6360, Quadra 800/ppc, 6100/g3 240, and g3 400 all crunching 24/7 btw, the stats will not update by themselves because of a scripting problem, I quit and rejoined, and that updated them. There is a way to fix this, but the group founder has to do it. Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Keeper of the 68kmla Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 17 Dec 2002 : 06:58:04 my Gateway just cracked it's first full unit, in under 21 hours!!!! WHEEE I'm so happy! my average time per WU went down drastically Official 68k videographer
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 11 Jan 2003 : 00:51:38 my server (the IW) is running with Debian Linux... it runs SETI work units SO FAST!!! (er) than .NET ever did! in .NET I had like... a 21 hour WU... but these are short enough to turn the average down to less than 20 hours per! I wonder what that 60 hour work unit iThink that 7300'l do will get me! Official 68k videographer
candyPunk Full Member USA 856 Posts	Posted - 11 Jan 2003 : 13:42:52 I'm pretty unix illiterate, but I'm trying to run the command line version anyway. I know how to move around directories and some other basic things, like putting options on commands. In the terminal, I've navigated to the directory w/ the setiathome program file. How do I run it? { candyPunk } { Captain of Observation, 68k MLA } { 68k Macs liberated: 4} { My baby: Q660av }
candyPunk Full Member USA 856 Posts	Posted - 11 Jan 2003 : 17:52:09 ALSO: If one ran seti under linux on say, an 840av, any idea on how long one unit would take? { candyPunk } { Captain of Observation, 68k MLA } { 68k Macs liberated: 4} { My baby: Q660av }
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 13 Jan 2003 : 21:57:15 I, also am completely nix ille, doof, from somewhere else manages my server even ask catsdorule... he should know of all people! but I thought of this idea of using a nix on a 68k to truthfully gain the title of a 68k macintosh SETI squad (one that runs on 68ks) my 7300 took about 54 hours with 64 MBs of RAM and a 200 MHz processor... so I dont know how long a 840AV would take Official 68k videographer

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