From:	Gorbi gbmaill@***.de
Subject:	[OT] Distributed.net update
Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:03:08 +0200

> Is there a Mac version? I'm supposed to be getting a G4 in the next six
> weeks, and one would assume a supercomputer would be a handy addition to the
> team. If there is a Mac version, how's it run? Does it allocate well,
> priority-wise? [Note: I am not a Mac expert, so I don't actually know
> whether or not it uses thread priority per se, or even whether the G4 runs
> multiple threads. So don't hit me when I say something stupid. :) ]

There is a Mac version of the SETI and the RC5 client and I'm running both
at the same time. The RC5 client complains about using MacOS 8.6 but the OS
causes no problem. Both clinets can be run in background mode but the SETI
cliens slows down your system dramatically. The RC5 client reacts more
dynamically (=priority wise).

Gorbi