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AbecX
12-09-2002, 06:16 AM
Join our team!!! Click here to see the stats:
dfwstangs.net RC5-72 stats page! (http://stats.distributed.net/team/tsearch.php?project_id=8&st=dfwstangs.net)


Original Post:
Do you guys want to join a distributed computing project? I know there isn't many people that view this forum ( yet :) ), but I thought it would be cool for us to join a distributed computing team so we could represent dfwstangs computer nerds division ;) I competed in the previous distributed.net RC5-64 decryption contest, but it was just recently completed. They started a new contest just 7 days ago for RC5-72. The advantage for us to join up now is that we wont be to far behind the leaders, and we might be able to hold a high ranking spot on the list when the stats come online. What do you guys think?

In case you don't know what RC5-72 is all about check out this link:
http://n0cgi.distributed.net/faq/cache/29.html

They have version available for just about any operating system, so dont be worried about that :) The clients work during the computers idle time and basically brute force a encryption code.
bud4660
12-09-2002, 07:16 AM
What the hell did he say??:eek: :D
Shaithis
12-09-2002, 10:16 PM
i'd be up for it. i have 2 other boxes that are running that don't do much of anything ... so they could just run 24 7 :D
GTPhreak
12-10-2002, 07:36 PM
i used to do rc5 back in the day
Vitriol
12-11-2002, 05:47 PM
http://folding.stanford.edu/ is another good one.
Ktulu
12-12-2002, 01:04 AM
i have a couple of computers i could run up the processor usage on :D
TAMUz06
12-12-2002, 12:25 PM
I've got a couple I could throw a client on..I'm in.
AbecX
12-12-2002, 01:32 PM
Go ahead and download the client from their site and setup your user id's and stuff. As soon as they let me create a team, I'll get us started.
Ktulu
12-12-2002, 01:52 PM
i wont be able to download it untill prolly sunday or monday ... I am moveing this weekend...
ScottJ
12-12-2002, 05:03 PM
interesting, good reading. Now I just need to get a box up and running that's worth a crap (not to mention a dedicated line at the house of some sort).
MoonDog
12-13-2002, 01:32 PM
I think I am in Cruz. I will download this weekend.
TAMUz06
12-16-2002, 10:55 AM
I've got two clients running...
AbecX
12-17-2002, 05:56 AM
as soon as the stats pages lets me create a new team, I'll call it dfwstangs.net and will go from there!

<-- has it on his 1.7Ghz p4 at work only ;)