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- initialism sciences, computing
Berkeley OpenInfrastructure forNetwork Computing .
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You download a program called BOINC (!) and it runs weather and climate simulations in the background while you're reading awesome websites like
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However, the system runs on BOINC, which is supported by Linux, which can be run on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, so who knows?
QJ.NET 2008
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I have the following apps open on the dock, except for Activity Monitor, which is running, my mail program which is actively open and running; and an application called BOINC (an app that's running SETI in the background and runs day and night-looking for ET
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But now, my latest desktop has a 4 core CPU, and I'm sold (even if most of the time it's just running BOINC).
Firefox Joining The Multi-Process Movement | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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We, the “crunchers” on WCG and BOINC need all the good PR we can get.
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Many articles have been written about projects without reference to WCG or BOINC.
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The project, which uses the open source BOINC software was launched in an effort to confirm Albert Einstein's 1916 prediction of gravitational waves.
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In the BOINC Manager client, go to the Advanced view.
SETI@Home on Dell XPS m1330 running Ubuntu with CUDA « dudegalea 2008
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When you have downloaded the BOINC client package, execute it.
SETI@Home on Dell XPS m1330 running Ubuntu with CUDA « dudegalea 2008
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However, trusted open-source software providers, such as Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC), perform high-tech security measures.
Tasha Mitchell: PC Users Can Help Discover New Drugs to Treat AIDS & Other Diseases 2009
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