Subject: Re: will this help seti@home?
From: Mecallie
Date: 05/02/2004, 09:26
Newsgroups: alt.sci.seti

Benjamin P. wrote:
Hello, I am getting a new computer because after my house burn down I
have not have a PC and soon somewhere between the 20-29 of this month
I am get a new one. It is not the best in the world but it is the only
thing I have the money for right now well I will give you the stats of
the PC and can some one tell me if it will help seti@home any ok. And
could someone how is smart could tell me about how long it will take
to do one Work Unit (WU). Well here it is.
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256 MB memory, a 40 GB hard drive, a 56K ITU V.92 fax/modem, built-in
Ethernet and a super-quick Intel Celeron 2.6 processor

I don't really know how long it takes on a Celeron 2.6, and it depends on what you are going to do: S@H classic or BOINC? The processor is certainly faster then the PII 266 wich some people are still using for S@H so don't worry about that :P

Just go crunch, find out how long it takes and find some aliens in the process :)

Greets,
Mark

P.S.
Sorry to hear your house burnt down :(