Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-24, 02:47
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-23, 04:52
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
I don't want to draw this out too much, but I...
I don't want to draw this out too much, but I would point out that the "If it's only 99% right, then it's worthless" remark is rather flippant and far from the truth. Had you read my post, you would...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-22, 16:34
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
Well, that at least is reassuring. What is not...
Well, that at least is reassuring. What is not reassuring is the fact that I am getting such large variations in credit on machine(s) that are running nothing else at all and achieving what is...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-22, 11:06
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
Hello Cheesehead,
Thank you for your reply. ...
Hello Cheesehead,
Thank you for your reply. Not having been on the forum long, I don't know who you are or how much involved in GIMPS policy you are, but judging from the way you write, you sound...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-22, 06:10
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
To an extent, yes. But a 64-bit floating point...
To an extent, yes. But a 64-bit floating point add operation is a 64-bit-floating-point add operation, no matter how it is carried out. You could do it on an abacus over the course of 2 days, or...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-21, 15:58
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,262
I agree entirely with the original poster, and...
I agree entirely with the original poster, and started a thread on that very subject a few days ago that was apparently of little interest:
http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=10920
I...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-17, 04:57
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,059
Thanks, it is reassuring to see that it's not...
Thanks, it is reassuring to see that it's not only me. Sounds like a bug of some sort... perhaps Prime95 should be showing a warning if the User ID is blank but the computer name is not... like in...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-17, 04:33
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,059
"Optional user ID" automatically reset
This is very frustrating. A few hours ago, for some unknown reason (there were no reboots or anything else out of the ordinary), my User ID field was blanked on one of my 3 machines. I am referring...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2008-11-04, 17:08
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,189
CPU Credit Accuracy
I've been doing some calculations, and it appears to me that a "GHz-day" is not always a GHz-day. Let me explain.
I know that complex technical issues are involved between the different types of...
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