This appears to be the case... I'm keeping a graph starting 8 or so days back for single checks under M47 remaining.

Call me a cynic, but let me know if it goes up:smile:

Monitoring the countdown to DCing M42 is an easy way
to see DC progress.

If they gave a countdown to testing below 60M (say)
once, we could monitor first time tests just as easily.

Note that "countdown to proving..." counts DC only.

David

Ahh....I was wondering this. So with the DC countdown let's say the statement is this...


Countdown to proving M(_________) is the XX Mersenne prime = 1,000 but let's say that exponent yyyyyyyyyyy has yet to even receive a first-time LL. Is it only counted once and not twice in this scenario?

[QUOTE=Primeinator;223989]Countdown to proving M(_________) is the XX Mersenne prime = 1,000 but let's say that exponent yyyyyyyyyyy has yet to even receive a first-time LL. Is it only counted once and not twice in this scenario?[/QUOTE]

Yes. It is a countdown of exponents - not a countdown of LL tests needed.

[QUOTE=davieddy;223971]If they gave a countdown to testing below 60M (say) once, we could monitor first time tests just as easily.
David[/QUOTE]

How about 50M? or 100M

I have a report in this thread that with a bit of ciphering can give you those counts....and shows progress since 7 days, 30 days, 2010-01-01, 2009-01-01.

[url]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=223961&postcount=94[/url]

[QUOTE=petrw1;222263]George: I probably missed the updates when I was off but what ever happened to the thread discussion this Spring about getting a new PrimeNet Server? Is it already in place?[/QUOTE]

I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, but I don't believe this question has been answered.

[quote=petrw1;224029]How about 50M? or 100M

I have a report in this thread that with a bit of ciphering can give you those counts....and shows progress since 7 days, 30 days, 2010-01-01, 2009-01-01.

[URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=223961&postcount=94[/URL][/quote]
Yes, thanks: I look at it every month.

But a 60M countdown would have the following advantages:

Hourly.
Exact number.
Includes 50M+ LLs.
Doesn't include factoring between 60M and 100M.

BTW countdown to proving M42 decreased by 454 in 100 hours
recently. This is equivalent to ~40,000 DCs per year, nearly
enough for the DC wavefront to advance by 2M per year.
(Mind you, FFT boundary approaching (24.9M IIRC)).

OTOH, first time testers seem to be getting indigestion*
between 40M and 50M. Rate of first time LLs is below 80,000/year
and will continue to fall unless the "doling out" wavefront starts
advancing instead of going backwards sometime soon!

David

*Whereas below 40M it is more a case of constipation:-)

[QUOTE=Prime95;223995]Yes. It is a countdown of exponents - not a countdown of LL tests needed.[/QUOTE]

Thank you.

[QUOTE=chalsall;224069]I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, but I don't believe this question has been answered.[/QUOTE]

Scott and I were arguing over minor aspects of the system specs and it never got ordered. The money is still there, but it awaits a renewed effort on our part (more Scott than me since once it arrives it will take a big chunk of Scott's time to get it up and running).

[QUOTE=Prime95;224098]Scott and I were arguing over minor aspects of the system specs and it never got ordered. The money is still there, but it awaits a renewed effort on our part (more Scott than me since once it arrives it will take a big chunk of Scott's time to get it up and running).[/QUOTE]

Let us know if you need to beta-test it when ready :smile:

Luigi

[quote=henryzz;222521]I have attached the current Active assignments webpage so that we can compare in a few days.[/quote]
In the 13 days since I posted this the count upto 22M has decreased from 69-66.
We are slowly getting there.