Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence on Linux | Linux Today

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 6, 1999

“SETI@home is a scientific experiment that will harness the
power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in
the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can
participate by running a program that downloads and analyzes radio
telescope data. There’s a small but captivating possibility that
your computer will detect the faint murmur of a civilization beyond
Earth.

“SETI@home is scheduled to start in April 1999.”

Learn more about
SETI@home
.

Download
Linux client here
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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