Milkyway@Home for iPhone / iOS released
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Send message Joined: 8 May 10 Posts: 576 Credit: 15,979,383 RAC: 0   |
Milkyway@Home (separation) 0.56 is now available for iOS 4 devices!  For some reason they didn't allow this on the app store, so if you want to install it you have to jailbreak. How to install MilkyWay@Home on iOS: 1. Jailbreak your device. There are many guides - Google for your device model and version of your software (Settings -> General -> About) 2. Start Cydia after jailbreaking. Allow it to Upgrade Everything. 3. Go to Manage -> Sources -> Edit -> Add and type in: http://phajas.xen.prgmr.com/repo 4. Search for "Milkyway" and install the "Milkyway" package. The description is "Model the galaxy!" 5. Now, on your homescreen, you will find a Milkyway icon for MilkyWay@Home on your device. Tap it to get started. 6. Tap the "Start" button to begin computing. The device checkpoints if you leave. 7. Once done, send your results (via email) You're done! |
 arkayn Send message Joined: 14 Feb 09 Posts: 999 Credit: 74,932,619 RAC: 0  
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8. Make sure that it is either plugged into the computer or wall 
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banditwolf Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 2425 Credit: 524,164 RAC: 0  
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So this was the BIG news?? ehh.. Atleast it wasn't what I was expecting. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected? If it makes sense, DON'T do it. |
 Send message Joined: 8 Jul 10 Posts: 16 Credit: 11,058,624 RAC: 0
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Why no android love? :) |
 Send message Joined: 11 Aug 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 20,861,275 RAC: 0 
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I would hate to see the performance per watt for this, it would be excruciatingly poor. Nice to see some innovation I guess, but is it really worth anyones while running this when a gpu, let alone an x86 CPU (even an intel atom! LOL) would be hundreds of times faster and efficient than an ARM CPU? It IS interesting from a purely technical viewpoint though EDIT: just realized it's the 1st of April, nice one ;D Goal: 1 BILLION cobblestones Progress: 2% |
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Send message Joined: 28 Jan 08 Posts: 40 Credit: 379,931,801 RAC: 0 
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............... You guys need to get out more. |
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Send message Joined: 6 May 09 Posts: 217 Credit: 6,856,375 RAC: 0  |
This is not THE big news; we are still finalizing details so I can't say anything more. -Matthew |
Crunch3r Send message Joined: 17 Feb 08 Posts: 363 Credit: 258,227,990 RAC: 0  |
This is not THE big news; we are still finalizing details so I can't say anything more. 1. We got rid of the whole cmake crap and other rather strange libraries invonked ??? 2. MW finally figured out that Windows is the top OS (98.99%) and you've put linux and osx developent on the back burner where they belong ?  Join Support science! Joinc Team BOINC United now! |
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Send message Joined: 11 Aug 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 20,861,275 RAC: 0
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This is not THE big news; we are still finalizing details so I can't say anything more. Wait, what? So this app is for real? I don't mean to sound like a jerk (and MW@H is one of, if not my favorite DC project bar none), but why on earth would you bother? Goal: 1 BILLION cobblestones Progress: 2% |
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Send message Joined: 8 May 10 Posts: 576 Credit: 15,979,383 RAC: 0 |
Wait, what? So this app is for real?Only sort of. It's as real as can be expected for the minimum amount of work put in for a functional April fool's joke. What actually runs is totally real; it's the same actual separation code. However it's too much work to get the BOINC libraries working on ARM, so properly getting and sending back work doesn't work with accounts and everything. To make it sort of work, it randomly downloads 1 of 5 sample workunits (which are 1000x smaller so they actually can finish in a reasonable amount of time) and then lets you email the results to me at milkyway4ios@gmail.com (which is my favorite part of the whole thing. About 125 people have actually sent results). If given a real, full sized workunit it would actually finish and work, though it would take about 2 weeks by my estimates. I don't mean to sound like a jerk (and MW@H is one of, if not my favorite DC project bar none), but why on earth would you bother?Because it's funny, only took an afternoon and I made other people do most of the work. |
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Send message Joined: 11 Aug 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 20,861,275 RAC: 0
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Haha, fair enough then :D BTW, the new announcement wouldn't have something to do with nbody transitioning to GPUs, would it? Goal: 1 BILLION cobblestones Progress: 2% |
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Send message Joined: 8 May 10 Posts: 576 Credit: 15,979,383 RAC: 0 |
Haha, fair enough then :DNo, that's my next project I'm just starting on. |
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Blurf Send message Joined: 13 Mar 08 Posts: 804 Credit: 26,380,161 RAC: 0  |
This was just linked on the Boinc forum...I want to confirm it is working on IOS systems?  
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arkayn Send message Joined: 14 Feb 09 Posts: 999 Credit: 74,932,619 RAC: 0
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This was just linked on the Boinc forum...I want to confirm it is working on IOS systems? It was more of a April first joke, from what I read.
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Send message Joined: 6 May 09 Posts: 217 Credit: 6,856,375 RAC: 0 |
It's an older piece of software that Matt Arsenault built for fun - I'm pretty sure we haven't been keeping it up to date. If anyone has it working, let us know, but it was my assumption that we aren't supporting it. |
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Send message Joined: 18 Apr 21 Posts: 1 Credit: 368,984 RAC: 0  
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Jailbreak first (:, not for me Please an android version or an easy to use IOS, pleeeease |
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