GIMPS on the Radio

nitro · 2003-10-29, 18:32

While driving down to the office this afternoon I had Radio 4 on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 and I heard a 15 minue slot all about prime numbers and this project.

If you go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/another53.shtml

then you can read about the program and listen to it. They did make one slight mistake, they credited Scott with starting the project and not George.

TauCeti · 2003-10-29, 19:09

... 27 new prime95 accounts the last hour (1800-1900 UTC).

Now 25327 accounts. Wasn't it below 25000 some days ago?

only_human · 2003-10-30, 03:38

If you got that number from the PrimeNet Server status, then things are really jumping!:
Status Summary Report 30 Oct 2003 03:00 (29 Oct 2003 19:00 Pacific)
Machines Applied on 25472 Accounts

only_human · 2003-11-14, 23:23

This number of accounts on the PrimeNet status screen seems to still be creeping up. Just now it is:
26404 Accounts

GP2 · 2003-11-15, 00:37

Looking at old summary.txt files shows that the number of accounts that "machines are applied on" has gone up and down in waves:

Accounts over time

Unfortunately a lot of the older data is fairly sparse, but the wave phenomenon is unmistakable.

If anyone has old summary.txt files lying around (or any other data files like lucas_v.zip or status.txt or cleared.txt, etc), please get in touch with me.

2003-10-29, 18:32	#1
nitro Feb 2003 2×3×13 Posts	GIMPS on the Radio While driving down to the office this afternoon I had Radio 4 on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 and I heard a 15 minue slot all about prime numbers and this project. If you go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/another53.shtml then you can read about the program and listen to it. They did make one slight mistake, they credited Scott with starting the project and not George.

2003-11-15, 00:37	#5
GP2 Sep 2003 A1E₁₆ Posts	Looking at old summary.txt files shows that the number of accounts that "machines are applied on" has gone up and down in waves: Accounts over time Unfortunately a lot of the older data is fairly sparse, but the wave phenomenon is unmistakable. If anyone has old summary.txt files lying around (or any other data files like lucas_v.zip or status.txt or cleared.txt, etc), please get in touch with me. Last fiddled with by GP2 on 2003-11-15 at 00:39

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2003-10-29, 19:09	#2
TauCeti Mar 2003 Braunschweig, Germany 11100010₂ Posts	... 27 new prime95 accounts the last hour (1800-1900 UTC). Now 25327 accounts. Wasn't it below 25000 some days ago?

2003-10-30, 03:38	#3
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2·1,877 Posts	If you got that number from the PrimeNet Server status, then things are really jumping!: Status Summary Report 30 Oct 2003 03:00 (29 Oct 2003 19:00 Pacific) Machines Applied on 25472 Accounts

2003-11-14, 23:23	#4
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 EAA₁₆ Posts	This number of accounts on the PrimeNet status screen seems to still be creeping up. Just now it is: 26404 Accounts