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ChessBrain [CHESS]

ChessBrain is a virtual chess supercomputer using the processing power of Internet connected machines.

The ChessBrain project is devoted to exploring distributed computing using the ancient but still vibrant game of Chess. On January 30th 2004 ChessBrain made history by becoming the first distributed network to play a game against a single human opponent.

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Big and Ugly Rendering Project [BURP]

BURP aims to develop a publicly distributed system for rendering 3D animations.

Currently this is a pre-alpha project which means that you cannot yet upload your own animation for rendering. Periodically we are doing testanimations - sometimes you will not be able to contact the schedulers.

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DIMES [DIMES]

How does the Internet look like? How does it evolve?

DIMES is a distributed scientific research project, aimed to study the structure and topology of the Internet.

Due to the way the Internet is engineered, distributing the Internet mapping effort is very important, and the only efficient way to measure the Internet structure is by asking you to participate. What we ask is not so much your CPU or bandwidth (which we hardly consume), but rather, your location. The more places we'll have presence in, the more accurate our maps will be. Understanding the structure and function of the Internet is an important research task, that will allow to make the Internet a better place for all of us.

The DIMES agent performs Internet measurements such as TRACEROUTE and PING at a low rate, consuming at peak 1KB/S. The agent DOES NOT send any information about its host's activity/personal data, and sends ONLY the results of its own measurements. Aside from giving a good feeling, running the DIMES agent will also provide you with maps of how the Internet looks from your home (currently) and will (in the future) provide you with a personalized 'Internet weather report' and other user-focused features.

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