I've mothballed a middling-speed non-Intel machine. That machine
could have been participating in GIMPS, but I chose not to have
it do so any more. The reason - I resent feeling "pressured" by
expiration requirements and contact-every-xx-days requirements.
That machine is not normally connected. Meaning to contact the
PrimeNet server, I either have to "patch in" through a machine on
a LAN, or use the "manual" web browser forms. I do not mind doing
so every once in a while - when I can both report the result of
the previous exponent and pick up a new exponent to work on.
As long as processing one exponent took less than 60 days, I was
willing to chance it that my exponent would not be reassigned
before that machine finished it. But now processing of larger
exponents takes more than 60 days. I am __NOT__ willing to
double my effort (i.e., make contact when half through) just to
"keep" my exponent from being reassigned. My solution - stop
participating with that machine.
mikus
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