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Message 21455 - Posted: 20 Mar 2006, 16:55:00 UTC

Can anyone tell me what a \"RAC\" is?
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Message 21457 - Posted: 20 Mar 2006, 17:28:44 UTC

RAC = Recent Average Credit.
Roughly, the average of several days worth of credit, with more emphasis placed on recent credits, and set to slowly decay if not \'topped up\'.

Something devised years ago by the SETI people, and who\'s use and value escapes me. :)
Total credit on the other hand is just a simple sum of all of your credit, and is a reasonable way to keep track of how much time you\'ve put into modelling.

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Message 21458 - Posted: 20 Mar 2006, 17:30:43 UTC

See BOINC wiki for more details - http://boinc-wiki.ath.cx/index.php?title=RAC
You may find much more about BOINC there as well...
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Message 21459 - Posted: 20 Mar 2006, 17:52:00 UTC

Thanks Honza, (and Les too)

Les, Looks like a goldmine for your \"GCSE person\"
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