New Distributed Process: Fight Anthrax
Here a news story link: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/22/computers.anthrax.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/22/computers.anthrax.ap/index.html</a>
I can't seem to find a download anywhere-- or even if there is a client available for the mac. Anyhow, it's an interesting idea. But I wonder if this "distributed processes" are becoming too numerous. It used to be only SETI and distributed.net. Then came the protien folding people... and now this. Granted, that's only 4. But I wonder if this will be a new trend-- and perhaps into less scientific processes... perhaps even scams or trojans.
I can't seem to find a download anywhere-- or even if there is a client available for the mac. Anyhow, it's an interesting idea. But I wonder if this "distributed processes" are becoming too numerous. It used to be only SETI and distributed.net. Then came the protien folding people... and now this. Granted, that's only 4. But I wonder if this will be a new trend-- and perhaps into less scientific processes... perhaps even scams or trojans.