SETI@HOME-massively distributed computing for SETI

Observers
WERTHIMER
ANDERSON
(SETI@HOME)
Link
BLURB (P. 14)
Reference
ANDERSON, D. "Internet Computing for SETI" in Bioastronomy '99 - A New Era in Bioastronomy, Proceedings of a Conference held on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii, 2-6 Aug. 1999, ASP Conference Series 213, p. 511 (2000).
Comments

Hugely successful experiment in distributed computing. Permits more sophisticated processing of a fraction of SERENDIP IV data by harnessing idle CPU cycles of 3 million personal and corporate computers.