02-17-2006, 12:30 AM
It's that time of year (almost): spring cleaning!
In the process of doing that, if you guys have any older computers / chassis with some of the following parts still intact and attached:
Motherboard
CPU / HSF
Power supply
RAM
Network card (THIS IS A BIGGIE)
I'd be interested in bargaining for the computer's detainment and subsequent release into my custody ;)
I've got a dual-format distributed computing setup finally running at the house. i recondition / refit older computers and use them for Stanford University's (fairly) well-known Folding@Home project.
Here's a link to Stanford's main site and they have a quicklist on the right hand side of current projects and progress made: http://folding.stanford.edu/
If the computer is sitting there doing nothing, I'll give it a good home.
Minimum requirements: P3-500, 128MB RAM, working PSU/motherboard/hopefully a network card, although I have some extras.
For the geeks, I've attached a network diagram explaining how it works.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/log...workRevised.jpg
I'm not looking to shell out silly amounts of cash here as these comps will be doing DC work and sucking up electricity. It IS a good cause. Donations are most gratefully accepted (in computer form, not cash). :)
In the process of doing that, if you guys have any older computers / chassis with some of the following parts still intact and attached:
Motherboard
CPU / HSF
Power supply
RAM
Network card (THIS IS A BIGGIE)
I'd be interested in bargaining for the computer's detainment and subsequent release into my custody ;)
I've got a dual-format distributed computing setup finally running at the house. i recondition / refit older computers and use them for Stanford University's (fairly) well-known Folding@Home project.
Here's a link to Stanford's main site and they have a quicklist on the right hand side of current projects and progress made: http://folding.stanford.edu/
If the computer is sitting there doing nothing, I'll give it a good home.
Minimum requirements: P3-500, 128MB RAM, working PSU/motherboard/hopefully a network card, although I have some extras.
For the geeks, I've attached a network diagram explaining how it works.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/log...workRevised.jpg
I'm not looking to shell out silly amounts of cash here as these comps will be doing DC work and sucking up electricity. It IS a good cause. Donations are most gratefully accepted (in computer form, not cash). :)