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Brenton Foale

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Message 126820 - Posted: 23 Jun 2005, 13:44:18 UTC

I have been using seti@home for about 2 or 3 weeks now, and have about 480 credits. What I'd like to know is what are they used for and how?
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Bill Barto

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Message 126847 - Posted: 23 Jun 2005, 14:36:47 UTC

There is a lot of good information in this thread:

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=14244
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Message 127169 - Posted: 24 Jun 2005, 2:55:58 UTC

They are just for fun. It's just a meter of how much work you've done.

There is however a BOINC project in the pre-alpha stage that is actually using them for something. It's a project that renders 3D graphics. As you process for the project, you get 'spendable cobblestones' that you can in turn, cash in towards processing time for your own 3D project. :)
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