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Darren wrote:VGA5082 CCL Value Radeon HD 4870 1GB Discontinued Item
Yup, I got one of those
According to their T&Cs, if you get an order on, then that's the price you pay :thumbup:
BUT
They have a clause whereby they can cancel an order due to Uncontrollable Events and Delays
and Examples of Uncontrollable Events are (by way of example and not limited to) strike, lockout, riot, revolution, war, epidemic, working difficulties, transportation difficulties, fire, and failure of suppliers or official regulations
So, they only have to claim they have transportation difficulties and they can cancel the order
Server and Application Updates
March 25, 2009
Sorry for the recent lack of communication, but we've been working on quite a few things behind the scenes here.
First, my new laptop just came in the mail, so I'll be able to seriously start working on a CUDA version of the milkyway application. We'll be developing this for OS X, Linux and Windows.
Second, we're going to be doing a few server-side changes to how things are run, which should significantly help with workunit reporting and work availability. We'll be splitting MilkyWay@Home into two separate applications/backends, Milkyway regular and Milkyway GPU. This will allow us to keep current workunit sizes for non-GPU applications, while farming a lot more work out to the GPUs (so they need to contact the server less frequently). We'll be doing different optimization methods on the regular Milkway and the GPU Milkyway so they'll both be doing equally valid research. In the next day or two I'll be posting the code that the application will be using for the GPU version. After testing to make sure that it's working correctly we'll swap to only awarding credit to the GPU applications for GPU milkyway (that way our servers won't be as bogged down, which will mean better work availability). Also, before a credit firestorm erupts again, we have no plans to award less credit/work to the GPU applications, so you don't need to worry about that.
May 18, 2009
I'm working on the assimilator and validator right now so hopefully I'll have them running shortly. Except a large news update this week by wednesday -- our CUDA application is almost working so it should be out by then. I'm just doing some last tests before I put out the alpha code for everyone.
--Travis
CUDA Application Update
May 20, 2009
Looks like I've finally gotten the CUDA application working. I'm in the process of cleaning up the code, and it should be available for you to play around with tonight. It's my first crack at a CUDA application, so it's a bit rough, but currently it's crunching the current stripe 82 WUs in around a minute using a GeForce 9600M GT. I'm sure there's quite a bit more optimization we can to do get it running even faster, as this is the first version and not optimized at all. Part of the reason this has taken so long was that I was doing quite a bit of testing comparing double and single precision math on the GPU. I've come up with some schemes that will allow us to use older graphics cards which don't support double precision math (like the GeForce I've been using); which should let a lot more of our users be able to use the GPU application. More news later when I post the code.
--Travis
Lookig good people!! Almost there :D
And fantastic news that the older cards are being involved also!!! Means my 8800GT is not out of the running yet :D
June 11, 2009
Travis here. I'm going to be camping until Sunday so don't break anything while I'm gone. Hopefully Matt and John will keep the server running and filled with work for you guys I'm still having a few problems with the CUDA application for regular milkyway, so it'll probably be out Monday or Tuesday after I get back.
........... On September 1, 2011, we will run MilkyWay@home with double credit. Hopefully, this will at least make up for some of the credit lost when MilkyWay@home was not operational for software, hardware, or air conditioning emergencies. We understand that these have been frustrating to some users, but be assured that they were much more frustrating for us.
In addition, we will run MilkyWay@home with double credit for one additional day for every $500 raised between now and September 1, 2011......
For MilkyWay fans .... the above extract says it all. See