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I wonder what would happen if Microsoft made Windows like Seti@Home, by linking up unused CPU cycles across the Internet. With say 10 million machines chugging
by zandorg 18y ago
I wonder what would happen if Microsoft made Windows like Seti@Home, by linking up unused CPU cycles across the Internet. With say 10 million machines chugging and exchanging data, they'd wipe the floor with Google in terms of CPU power.
- bbgm 18y agoExcept that unused cycles don't work in production settings. Pharma companies tried doing that for discovery programs back in the day and found that getting a cluster was much more effective. Using spare desktop cycles is great for low-level data collection, but you need to analyze that data and when you have deadlines you need much more control of availability and capacity