Extra information about individual distributed computing projects. Tips for running a project on multiple CPUs or behind a firewall, links and extra information about the science behind a project, etc.

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Community TSC

Community TSC is a distributed computing project to find a cure for Tuberous Sclerosis, a genetic disorder that can cause the growth of benign tumors in the heart, lungs, brain, liver, or eyes.

For more information about Tuberous Sclerosis, see [1] (http://www.tsalliance.org)

For more information about Community TSC, see [2] (http://www.childhooddiseases.org)

Multiprocessor environments

To run Community TSC in a multiprocessor environment, download the "Install CommunityTSC" image, and run it once for each processor you have in your environment. For each installation after the first, choose a different directory, for example, C:\Program Files\CommunityTSC2 , C:\Program Files\CommunityTSC3, etc.

N.B. A client update is planned for 2007 that may make this process easier or replace it altogether.

Idle Priority fix

A bug in the current client causes the dynamic priority to rise up above the intended IDLE level. This bug is expected to be fixed in the 2007 Client update. A temporary tool called D2OLdaddy is available to keep the priority at the IDLE level at [3] (http://gilchrist.ca/jeff/D2OLdaddy/)

Cache Size Determination

Currently, each client can stockpile up to 2000 tasks, in case the Internet connection is down for an extended period of time. However, tasks older than 31 days do not count in the statistics, although the scientific results are recorded. User interested in maximizing their statistics should therefore limit the cache size to the number of tasks they can reasonably complete in 31 days. The 2007 Client update is expected to allow the client to cull outdated tasks automatically, so that large caches will not cause a drop in usage statistics. --Trader Jimm 21:54, 23 Oct 2006 (CDT)

Cryptography

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