GPU : a Global Processing Unit

GPU is a Gnutella client that allows users to share CPU-resources. GPU allows the creation of computer alliances. The CPU-time sharing system does not recognize privileges between users. Each person agrees to provide network resources as needed and in return is able to get CPU-cycles from other clients on the network system. Plugins extend the capabilities of client nodes and are compiled so as to take advantage of the power of the latest processors. Right now, this client allows rendering of Terragen movies. An experimental search engine is included, too. GPU cluster size typically ranges from 5 to 15 computers. It is possible to organize ourself in teams and view statistics. Help us with your pioneer attitude in tweaking and improving this 15GHz monster :) (which is under GPL and targets only peaceful goals btw).

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Two breathtaking ideas / 0.952 released
2008-03-05 15:06 - GPU, a Global Processing Unit
The first one is from nanobit who fortunately rejoined the project: to use a script engine (e.g the one of Thexa4 released with 0.9256) as basis for distributed stored procedures. Stored procedures are a well-known thing for people working with databases, they are most of the time SQL procedures stored for convenience in what a database system can administer at best: a table with a column for the row number and another for the lines of the script. Using the distributed WAN database firstly introduced by nanobit in 0.943 joined with the stored procedure concept would allow another way of doing distributed computing with one major advance: it is possible for the user to distribute new code in almost real time.
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Torrentes, Wiki and deltasql
2007-12-20 08:33 - GPU, a Global Processing Unit
During last month GPU experienced a short popularity blast with at least 20 nodes online all the time and with peaks of 25-26 nodes. Though this blast finished (now we have 10-15 nodes as usual in the last two years), the blast brought new improvements in the way the community can work together to achieve the goal of a flexible Internet Supercomputer.
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Monotone Boolean Functions and Script Engine
2007-11-16 14:32 - GPU, a Global Processing Unit
GPU in its latest version 0.949 has a new plugin written by Alex Fihman called Monotone Boolean Functions (mbf.dll). The plugin attempts to approximate Dedekind's problem by means of a Monte Carlo approximation. This is the first "real-world" GPU plugin that tries to solve a mathematical problem.
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Eternity II plugin launched!
2007-09-20 05:47 - GPU, a Global Processing Unit
Eternity II plugin
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