That's everything assigned once apocalypse confirms having the 78-79 range.

One factor in the first 1/2 hour of running. :smile:

M79004249 has a factor: 234687434795636918167 [TF:67:68*:mfaktc 0.20 barrett76_mul32_gs]
found 1 factor for M79004249 from 2^67 to 2^68 (partially tested) [mfaktc 0.20 barrett76_mul32_gs]

What agent?
 

[QUOTE=Prime95;393197]He had several other machines doing work, all were producing factors at the expected rate. Just a hardware problem.[/QUOTE]

I can't tell from this distance what agent was involved, Prime95, mfaktc, mfakto?
Appealing to the not yet removed more informative old exponent detail lookup might suggest that it was Prime95, but I'm not entirely sure about that.
[url]http://www.mersenne.org/report_exponent/old.php?exp_lo=51890519&full=1[/url]

[QUOTE=snme2pm1;393288]I can't tell from this distance what agent was involved, Prime95, mfaktc, mfakto?
[/QUOTE]

That´s because the world is round... :wink:

[QUOTE=LaurV;392938]To the second question the answer is yes, they should have been known, some wasted work would not been wasted (if I understand the question right, which I suspect I don't... :smile:)[/QUOTE]

Actually I was trying to delicately distinguish between factoring efforts prior to [B]any[/B] public exposure with PrimeNet, from work submitted thereafter.
It wouldn't surprise me if such a [I]pre-factoring[/I] exercise was conducted with entirely different tools.
Nevertheless, subsequent discussion has centered around work after the onset of public submissions.

[QUOTE=snme2pm1;393288]what agent was involved[/QUOTE]

Perhaps the date itself is telling.
Is it reasonable to believe that 2010-03-20 would have preceded mfaktc adoption, and the later mfakto port?

[QUOTE=Prime95;393197]He had several other machines doing work, all were producing factors at the expected rate. Just a hardware problem.[/QUOTE]
[trolling]
I didn't see your reply till snme's precedent post popped. I understand you being a nice guy, hehe, but for me everybody is guilty unless proved otherwise :razz: So, are you sure he really owns this laptop? i.e are you sure this laptop is real? Did it actually report ANY good stuff? I could also create a phantom machine and improve my credit odds, it would even pass unobserved, beside of the mountain of THzDays turned in by my 580s. And if I am discovered, I could blame the new laptop. "I have to return it to vendor, it does not work well, sorry for the trouble caused"... :razz:
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[QUOTE=LaurV;393301][trolling]
I didn't see your reply till snme's precedent post popped. I understand you being a nice guy, hehe, but for me everybody is guilty unless proved otherwise :razz: So, are you sure he really owns this laptop? i.e are you sure this laptop is real? Did it actually report ANY good stuff? I could also create a phantom machine and improve my credit odds, it would even pass unobserved, beside of the mountain of THzDays turned in by my 580s. And if I am discovered, I could blame the new laptop. "I have to return it to vendor, it does not work well, sorry for the trouble caused"... :razz:
[/trolling][/QUOTE][taking the bait]What do you want, JP certified photographs, printouts and receipts?[/taking the bait]

From sannerud's website I think the story of the raccoon found in the garage could be a good illustration of flushing out these hidden missed factors.

[url]http://sannerud.com/places/raccoon/index.html[/url]

[url]http://sannerud.com/places/raccoon/DSC04436.JPG[/url]

[url]http://sannerud.com/places/raccoon/DSC04448.JPG[/url]

[QUOTE=snme2pm1;393295]Actually I was trying to delicately distinguish between factoring efforts prior to [B]any[/B] public exposure with PrimeNet, from work submitted thereafter.
It wouldn't surprise me if such a [I]pre-factoring[/I] exercise was conducted with entirely different tools.[/QUOTE]Prime95 used to have an AdvanceFactor entry available in the Worktodo.ini file. This would do what that type of factoring (low level far ahead of the 79.3M range.) PrimeNet would accept the info passed to it.

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;393311]Prime95 used to have an AdvanceFactor entry available in the Worktodo.ini file. This would do what that type of factoring (low level far ahead of the 79.3M range.) PrimeNet would accept the info passed to it.[/QUOTE]

I've used it a few times....it is the only way to use Prime95 to CPU-TF numbers below 20,000.
And it is only available in Prime95 v24 (or older?).
It was surprisingly generous with credit.
I let an old space heater "Advance" the last few low exponents to 61 bits; this PC was good for 1.6GhzDay/Day with normal factoring but about twice that with AdvanceFactor of these.

It took about 45 days for 1277 60-61 bits.