| ▲ | gamer191 7 hours ago | |
Well it led to the creation of BOINC, a distributed computing system that probably has led to scientific advances in other fields So I wouldn’t say it was all for nothing, but it’s main benefit was the idea, and not the results it generated | ||
| ▲ | andsoitis 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> system that probably has led to scientific advances in other fields Did it though? | ||
| ▲ | Izkata 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Except as a kid back then, the screensaver was trivial to install and neat to look at, and BOINC was a pain. I dropped it when they switched. I imagine some less-technical adults who were interested did as well. | ||