Will participation increase again?

wouter · 2005-02-26, 14:53

After M24,036,583 participation soared. Will it again? Might depend on the media\internet presentation of M25,xxx,xx1. Too close to Mers-41 for comfort?
Why do people join or quit the priming game?
I guess about nobody is in it for the prize money or the rare glories.
How many are in it since 1997? I found myself scattered over four different identities:
(sounds like a disease

)
Rank Acc ID LL P90* CPU yrs*
2063 Wouter Meeussen 76,27 40
17967 wouter meeussen 3,37 36
28599 W. Meeussen 0,94 10
2832 S98444 53,726 21
cause: PC crash, new PC, new email address & Acc ID (forgot old one).

keep up the good work, Scott, I 'll keep on priming.

W.

TauCeti · 2005-02-26, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by wouter

How many are in it since 1997?
W.

I am in since 1997

Code:

Account created: 10 Dec 1997 22:21 UTC

Does anyone remember how many accounts where active at the end of 1997? I still remember that i started with a Pentium-100 and iirc that system was able to finish some exponents per month back then.

Tau

ET_ · 2005-02-26, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by TauCeti

I am in since 1997

Code:

Account created: 10 Dec 1997 22:21 UTC

Does anyone remember how many accounts where active at the end of 1997? I still remember that i started with a Pentium-100 and iirc that system was able to finish some exponents per month back then.

Tau

I started with an 80486/100

"Those were the days..."

Luigi

lycorn · 2005-02-26, 18:06

I started in Jan 2002 and, along with an Athlon XP1800, I used the reference machine: Pentium 90!
Good and reliable old Gateway2000 PC. I still have it at home, although it is not crunching for GIMPS anymore

.

2005-02-26, 20:32

Knew about it in 1997, but didn't signup until ...

Account created: 04 Feb 1998 03:08 UTC

First batch of systems were P66's. I've had up to 100 P3 Xeon systems running at one time (during client acceptance testing; yes I took them out of the loop correctly), but am back down to about 10 now. Even got up to the top 8 in factoring at one point, down to #17 these days...

-subgenius
(arg)

Paulie · 2005-02-26, 21:04

When I merged into Team Prime Rib, the teams creation date became mine:

Account created: 30 Aug 1997 23:06 UTC

I was something like the 2nd or 3rd account on Primenet.

Can't remember what I was running back then. I think it was a Pentium Pro 166mhz.

jinydu · 2005-02-26, 21:21

Is "challenge" the first Primenet account ever?

By the way, I joined during the verification of M40.

Paulie · 2005-02-26, 21:50

I should have said user, not account.

: Or a beta tester...

2005-02-26, 20:32	#5
Team Subgenius 15323₈ Posts	I suppose I'm a newbie... Knew about it in 1997, but didn't signup until ... Account created: 04 Feb 1998 03:08 UTC First batch of systems were P66's. I've had up to 100 P3 Xeon systems running at one time (during client acceptance testing; yes I took them out of the loop correctly), but am back down to about 10 now. Even got up to the top 8 in factoring at one point, down to #17 these days... -subgenius (arg)

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2005-02-26, 14:53	#1
wouter Sep 2002 3₁₀ Posts	Will participation increase again? After M24,036,583 participation soared. Will it again? Might depend on the media\internet presentation of M25,xxx,xx1. Too close to Mers-41 for comfort? Why do people join or quit the priming game? I guess about nobody is in it for the prize money or the rare glories. How many are in it since 1997? I found myself scattered over four different identities: (sounds like a disease ) Rank Acc ID LL P90* CPU yrs* 2063 Wouter Meeussen 76,27 40 17967 wouter meeussen 3,37 36 28599 W. Meeussen 0,94 10 2832 S98444 53,726 21 cause: PC crash, new PC, new email address & Acc ID (forgot old one). keep up the good work, Scott, I 'll keep on priming. W. Last fiddled with by wouter on 2005-02-26 at 14:55

2005-02-26, 18:06	#4
lycorn "GIMFS" Sep 2002 Oeiras, Portugal 2·5·157 Posts	I started in Jan 2002 and, along with an Athlon XP1800, I used the reference machine: Pentium 90! Good and reliable old Gateway2000 PC. I still have it at home, although it is not crunching for GIMPS anymore .

2005-02-26, 21:04	#6
Paulie Aug 2002 223 Posts	When I merged into Team Prime Rib, the teams creation date became mine: Account created: 30 Aug 1997 23:06 UTC I was something like the 2nd or 3rd account on Primenet. Can't remember what I was running back then. I think it was a Pentium Pro 166mhz.

2005-02-26, 21:21	#7
jinydu Dec 2003 Hopefully Near M48 2·3·293 Posts	Is "challenge" the first Primenet account ever? By the way, I joined during the verification of M40.

2005-02-26, 21:50	#8
Paulie Aug 2002 337₈ Posts	I should have said user, not account. : Or a beta tester...