Mac · Free download · General
BOINC : Its a multi-platform application that lets you donate your idle time to use its calculation power in support of different scientific research projects.
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Overview
BOINC : Its a multi-platform application that lets you donate your idle time to use its calculation power in support of different scientific research projects.
In depth
It's a multi-platform application that lets you donate your idle time to use its calculation power in support of different scientific research projects.
among others, boinc collaborates with seti@home (looks for life outside our planet), rosetta@home (research on proteins to cure different diseases), and climateprediction. Net forecasts the effects of global warming. It's possible to participate in as many projects as you want. Boinc allows you to follow the development of experiments with graphs in the interface. As a screen saver you can also set it up. Ppboinc saves statistics about your contributions that you can compare with those of other people around the world who are also collaborating on these research.
Requirements
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Verdict
BOINC runs on Mac and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 1 MB. We’ve catalogued it under General.
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