What you did was to replace a hugely inefficient method of watching your
units grind with a fast method. A better method yet is to use the
command line versions and quit gawking at it.
SetiSpy does NOT speed up Seti@Home. It just keeps you from running
those resource-intensive graphics.
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Guy Olinger
Apex, NC, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: P I I I I p4 question
>
> On Wednesday 27 December 2000 18:26, you wrote:
>
> > > I need any info on speeding my machine up, I have a k6-2 500,
256mb of
> > memory, i have already installed cacheman....(if you have any info
of the
> > best settings for this that would be a great help.) anything such
as
> > overclocking or changing my bios.....( i have already been to the
seti
> > speed page but some of that stuff is confusing) so anything would be
> > great!!!
> >
> > I am currently doing work units in about 22-25 hours...with ver.3.03
> > before i was doing unit in 11-13 hours....
>
> One of the machines I have SETI@home running on is a P1-133Mhz machine
and
> I'm now doing one work unit every 20 hours or so. Setispy is what is
making
> the difference. I was averaging one every 50+ hours, but as soon as I
turned
> of the graphic and started using SetiSpy this thing is going like
crazy. I
> can't wait to install it on the faster machines at work!
>
> I have a Cel-500Mhz Linux box at work that turns out a work unit every
ten
> hours, but the windows machines take about 20 hours. They're the same
speed -
> 500Mhz. The program SetiSpy is really making a difference.
> --
> Mark
>
> "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being
worthless,"
> "Sharing is what makes them powerful."
>
> Linus Torvalds
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