distributed.net

distributed.net

Overall user rating distributed.net 1 review | Write a review | Add product to list

... Be a part of the largest computer on earth by joining distributed.net. This works by breaking up these large problems into lots of small bits, which individuals can solve by running a small program on their computer in the background. The program uses only bits of your computer which would ... Read review





Please wait ....
Rate this product:  
 


   
Distributed processing - Why not join in?
Review of distributed.net by QuinnTheEskimo

Advantages: Help science or help get stronger legal encryption
Disadvantages: None

There are some problems far too large for any one person to solve. These problems may even be too big for 100 people with computers. Be a part of the largest computer on earth by joining distributed.net. This works by breaking up these large problems into lots of small bits, which individuals can solve by running a small program on their computer in the background. The program uses only bits of your computer which would otherwise not be used, to ...
...make up the solution to the big problem. Two large problems are being solved at the moment, RC5 and OGR. The RC5 challange aims to demonstrate how insecure legal encryption is, by cracking something encoded with an encryption 256 times stronger than what is legally exportable. There is a prize of 2000 US dollars for the owner of the computer that successfully solves this puzzle. OGR concentrates on the search for Optimal Golomb Rulers, something ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Web site content
Navigation
Frequency of content up...
Choice of FTP sites
How fast is this website
very helpful

14.08.2000

Compare similar products to distributed.net

  • download.com
    (+) everything under one roof (-) none (*)
  • 1001winampskins.com
    (+) Quick, easy to navigate, variety of skins and skin creators (-) No male celebs, search function could be refined, adverts (*)
  • spychecker.com
    (+) Help identify spies found in several freeware/shareware (*)
  • iGoogle
    (+) Fully customisable, easy to use (-) Not enough UK content (*)
  • AoA DVD Copy
    (+) Simple to use. Perfect DVD copies. Excellent value for money. (-) Not a lot! (*)
  • atomic-clocks.com
    (+) you'll always be on time (-) tick tock (*)
  • mailsting.com
    (+) Loads read the article (-) Few read the article (*)
  • rapigator.com
    (+) Its free (-) Can be slow at searches (*)
  • snadboy.com
    (+) Will save you time and bother (and possibly money) trying to retrieve forgotten passwords. (-) If someone using your computer knows about Revelation, all your passwords are up for grabs! (*)
  • roboform.com
    (+) Saves time, easy to use (-) Only for Internet Explorer (*)
  • safe-share.com
    (+) SAFE, FAST (-) MY SLOW CONNECTION. (*)
  • iMesh.com
    (+) small download, good search options, various formats to share (-) large amount of porn, downloads rarely successful, poor d/l rates (*)
  • napster.com
    (+) New,Freshen up,More Stable,legal, (-) limited mp3,subscription,som e delay probs (*)
  • ukpcdaz.cjb.net
    (+) neat design, easy to use, lots of features and services - completely free (-) Not on a real domain (*)
  • tomshardware.com
    (+) Fully loaded with techie articles (-) Finding things can be a bit awkward (*)
(*) Reviews by Ciao members

Gift ideas

Similar products and search queries by other users

distributed net



Are you the manufacturer / provider of distributed.net? Click here