Today, during this wonderful Saturday, I've spent some time looking about
the Assigned Exponents Report file, in particular the one fixing the
situation at 30 Jun 2001 15:00 (Jun 30 2001 8:00AM Pacific), 6 PM here in
Italy. I would like to to make some preliminary remarks, 'cause my english,
surely all but not perfect, may easily misinterpreted: I'm writing to this
list just for satisfying some curiosities, and without any polemic spirit or
willing of crossing the swords with anybody!
1st observation:
the "beerman's" computer named SKA4 seems to work simultaneously on 4 33mio
exponents, since each exponent is getting iterations: how it come? If any
Cpu is best working on just one copy of prime95, even a dual cpu PC should
have 2 computer ID...You may see the same situation with DEJEFLATERIC of
netconx, but, once again, these are just examples.
2nd:
Sometimes it happens that an exp. is assigned to an unspecified computer ID
(for example, the account "kpgcfd", has some). Is it possible?
3rd:
Net_Force seems to have some wonderful machines, called (properly!)10MIL-X:
they are able to test (or factoring) dozen of 33mio exponents in 2 months
time or more! Any information about the processor of these machines? Or is
it relevant the fact bits? (60 or less for these exponents instead 68 or
more as usual)
4th:
netconx reserved 2,325 33mio exps on its computer ID DEJECHRISTIA, most of
them with 60 fact bits or less. It started getting 'em on June 20th at 4:59
AM, one each two minutes, till June 23th at 12:07 PM. Now it may be too long
to explain but this mass of 33mio exps. seems to be bounced like a ball from
an account to another (e.g. from kpgcfd, ID mac_233, on May to netconcx by
now); then these exponents, assigned in June to netconx to computer ID
DEJECHRISTIA, were assigned to the same account netconx, but to a machine
called BART, in April 7th. I really do not understand what's going on... Is
there anybody who may give me some infos about this?
I know I've stolen time enough, so nothing more to say but thank you to
anyone who may satisfy my curiosity and happy hunting to everybody.
Best regards from Italy!
Guido
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