On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:49:05 GMT, "sweet" <sweet430@hotmail.com>
wrote:

"They then wait for at least two returned work units to agree with each
other."

So I am asking: how is it that the same wu can return different results from
different machines. Is the crunching algorithm that different for each type
of machine?

People cheating, people overclocking too much and not accurately
checking the effects. Overclocking can make for bad calculations, they
HAVE to be checked when the system is thought to be stable.
Some people say the system is fast and I am turning in units much
faster now and that is a good thing! That is NOT a good thing if the
work isn't reliable. having several epople turn in the same unit and
get the same result should eliminate the chances of getting 2 or more
bad systems. Not eliminate totally but bring the chances down to near
zero.