Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of VirtualCampusSupercomputerCenter

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Jul 21, 2008, 9:37:06 AM (16 years ago)

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davea

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VirtualCampusSupercomputerCenter

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 = Create a Virtual Campus Supercomputing Center (VCSC) =
 
-Universities and other research institutions can use BOINC to create a 'Virtual Campus Supercomputing Center' (VCSC).
-A VSCS can provide university researchers with the computational power of a very large cluster,
+Universities can use BOINC to create a 'Virtual Campus Supercomputing Center' (VCSC).
+A VSCS can provide researchers with the computational power of a large cluster or supercomputer,
 for a small fraction of the cost.
 A VCSC is a BOINC project whose applications are supplied by campus researchers.
 The computing power is supplied by campus PCs - computing lab machines,
 desktop and laptops belonging to faculty, staff, and students,
-and home PCs belonging to alumni.
+and home PCs belonging to university alumni and the public.
 
 As an example, suppose that a VSCS recruits the participation of 10,000 PCs, running an average of 50% of the time.
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 by a research unit, or as a collaboration between such units.
 It involves the following functions,
-which typically would be carried out by different staff:
+which typically would be carried out by different personnel:
 
  * '''Application identification and porting''': This involves canvassing campus researchers, identifying those with computationally-intensive problems that map well to volunteer computing. The applications used by those researchers are then ported to BOINC, and mechanisms set up for the researchers to submit jobs and get results.
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 [[Image(vcsc.png,nolink)]]
 
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 == Benefits of a VCSC ==
 
-The benefits of creating a VCSC include
+The benefits of creating a VCSC include:
 
  * It creates a new pool of computing power, available at little or no cost to campus researchers. This resource enables previously infeasible research, and may attract prospective faculty.
  * It creates a path by which computational scientists can use distributed computing; many of these scientists lack the expertise and resources to do it themselves.
  * It creates a new outlet for 'school spirit' which directly contributes to the primary mission of the university.
- * It generates PR for university research, and for the university itself.
+ * It generates publicity for the university and its research.
 
 == Getting started ==
 
-Technical information about porting applications and setting up a BOINC server is [CreateProjectOutline here]. Budget at least a few person-months for getting a working system running.
+Technical information about porting applications and setting up a BOINC server is [CreateProjectOutline here].
+Budget at least a few person-months for getting a working system running.
 
-For more information about setting up a VCSC, please [ProjectPeople contact us].
+If you have questions about setting up a VCSC, please [ProjectPeople contact us].