Nokia 6120 classic (369MHz ARM11) runs prime test around 87k msecs, DNA test around 220k msecs.
I doubt that any average phone could be used for distributed computing. Under maximum stress (constant 100% CPU load), average (smart)phone drains batteries very quickly. For example, the 6120 mentioned above lasts typically 1,5 to 3 hours when running CPU-intensive tasks (like video converter, zip compression/decompression, photo editing). Running a math app which does some simple calculations in a loop can kill the battery in less than 1 hour. Nokia N78 which has the same CPU (if I'm not wrong) but better battery, doesn't last much longer. Also, continuously stressed, the device gets _very_ hot after a while. I think that a phone left in a place without air circulation, running CPU-intensive task could easily crash or even damage itself after a while. /TJM On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:08:20 +0100 Petr Hájek <[email protected]> wrote: >Greetings everybody, >after several weeks of thinking and days of hearing "Are >you insane? It is >not possible!" I decided to create demo of mobile version >of BOINC - i.e. >BOINC for Mobile Java - J2ME / MIDP2.0+. And here it is >for test. For start >I have one very important thing - this is JUST A DEMO, >NOT working software, >so it now neither supports actuall projects, nor it >operates with your BOINC >accounts! It just presents idea of mobile BOINC. > >Program currently has 2 tests: Searching for highest >prime number up to >10.000 + DNA Comparator comparing random DNA amino acids >with another piece >of random DNA. For example it looks for "TACGT" or >"AAGCT" and then tells >how many times is sub-DNA in whole DNA chain. Especially >DNA Comparator may >seem slow on start. That is because of the random >generation of DNA, so >please be patient. Working with DNA is faster than its >generation - you will >notice growing blue bar indicating progress. Yet some >info for MBOINC: 1. DO >NOT hit the Start button repeatedly, because program >starts next long >counting right after finishing this one. 2. Unit can not >be cancelled, so >you may return to Main Menu only after completation of >whole unit. > >If you like idea, you may post your score with both >tests. With my Nokia E60 >(220 MHz CPU) I got 215175 miliseconds for primes and >344278 miliseconds for >DNA Comparator. This btw. means even my ONLY phone is >capable of comparing >cca 2.500.000 amino acids of DNA per day! Imagine what >could be done with >1.500.000.000 of phones on world today running with speed >of 50-400 MHz >usually! That is almost 75.000.000.000 - 600.000.000.000 >MHz each day wasted >without any yield for mankind... > >I am looking for ANY help anybody wish and could provide >- primarily of >course money donation, so I may work on MBOINC as >full-time programmer, >people intereted in developing of mobile versions of >projects etc. But of >course - I welcome also other ideas, proposals and >cooperation offers! > >Even if MBOINC return only ONE unit of completed science >or medical work, I >would consider its existence success... > >You may download "MBOINC.zip" with JAR and JAD files just >here: " >http://java.wmhelp.cz/Downloads/MBOINC.zip";. > >Sincerely >Musketeer >Czech Republic >_______________________________________________ >boinc_dev mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >(near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
