![]() ![]() If this was not enough BOINC screenshots for you, here's some screenshots of the screensaver. Main view, showing details of another project: They are mostly from the excellent World Community Grid BOINC project. That's why I wanted to capture and share some of the BOINC screen saver graphics. I also keep the BOINC screensaver off most of the time. It's better to set your monitor to go to stand by when there is no-one to see the graphics. BOINC can run fine without it - it's just something extra. To be frank, even this screen saver is better left off. In fact, I used to do this way back when, before Bitcoin was invented (BOINC is 7 years older than bitcoin, being released in 2002). You can run BOINC without having any wallet and just contribute to science. You can earn Gridcoin, DCC (AKA SPARC) and Byteballs by running BOINC.Įarning the cryptocurrencies is optional. And there is another benefit: you can earn some money from it. You can choose which areas you want to contribute to: medicine, genetics, mathematics and astronomy among others. So there is no need to have moving images in order to prevent burning a permanent image on your screen.īut what sets this screen saver apart from others is the fact that it contributes to science. Nowadays your computer will tell your screen to go to stand by when it's not needed, saving energy and money. Screen savers were invented to prevent that.Įxample of screen burn-in on an old CRT monitor. This meant that often the user left the screen on, burning a permanent image on the monitor. They belong in a past where the computer monitor needed to be manually turned off when you left the computer. Screen savers are history and rightfully so. The BOINC screen saver in action: searching for a Zika virus medicine (World Community Grid OpenZika)
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