BOINC project screensavers - Revision history

Al Piskun: add Primates@Home link

2026-07-03T17:01:47Z

add Primates@Home link

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTeYa66qkxc&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Starboard 5.21]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTeYa66qkxc&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Starboard 5.21]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[Primates@Home]]'''<br/>Playing around		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[Pirates@Home#Primates@Home (April Fools 2008)\|Primates@Home]]'''<br/>Playing around
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| The Starboard screensaver variant echoes the Pirates@Home fun atmosphere with secret messages		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| The Starboard screensaver variant echoes the Pirates@Home fun atmosphere with secret messages
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Al Piskun: lower cvase

2026-06-28T21:52:11Z

lower cvase

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAYKw5SakQ&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ malariacontrol.net 5.53]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAYKw5SakQ&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ malariacontrol.net 5.53]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[~~Malariacontrol~~.net]]'''<br/><small>Epidemiology / Public health</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[malariacontrol.net]]'''<br/><small>Epidemiology / Public health</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Ran stochastic simulations of malaria transmission dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa to evaluate cost-effectiveness of intervention strategies. Concluded around 2015.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Ran stochastic simulations of malaria transmission dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa to evaluate cost-effectiveness of intervention strategies. Concluded around 2015.
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2026-06-28T17:53:28Z

upper case

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJmm60Wgl8&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Beta 2.61]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJmm60Wgl8&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Beta 2.61]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[MindModeling@~~home~~]]'''<br/><small>Cognitive science</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[MindModeling@Home]]'''<br/><small>Cognitive science</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Applied cognitive architecture models (ACT-R and PRIMs) to simulate human thought processes. Run by Wright State University and the University of Dayton. Ran approximately 2009–2016.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Applied cognitive architecture models (ACT-R and PRIMs) to simulate human thought processes. Run by Wright State University and the University of Dayton. Ran approximately 2009–2016.
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Al Piskun at 00:14, 17 June 2026

2026-06-17T00:14:23Z

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	One of the distinctive features of early [[BOINC]] projects was the '''project screensaver.''' Many screensavers featured a real-time animated display showing the volunteer's computer actively contributing to science. When a BOINC-attached machine sat idle, the screensaver would launch and visualise the underlying computation: radio telescope signals sweeping across a star field for [[SETI@home]], protein chains folding in three dimensions for [[Rosetta@home]], or a climate model globe spinning for [[~~Climateprediction~~.net]].		One of the distinctive features of early [[BOINC]] projects was the '''project screensaver.''' Many screensavers featured a real-time animated display showing the volunteer's computer actively contributing to science. When a BOINC-attached machine sat idle, the screensaver would launch and visualise the underlying computation: radio telescope signals sweeping across a star field for [[SETI@home]], protein chains folding in three dimensions for [[Rosetta@home]], or a climate model globe spinning for [[climateprediction.net]].

	As LCD and OLED monitors replaced phosphor-coated CRTs, the original technical justification for screensavers (preventing phosphor burn-in), became obsolete. BOINC projects gradually stopped shipping screensaver graphics. The gallery below preserves recordings of every known BOINC project screensaver. Click any '''▶''' link to watch the YouTube recording; where an animated GIF exists on [[Wikimedia Commons]], it appears in the left column.		As LCD and OLED monitors replaced phosphor-coated CRTs, the original technical justification for screensavers (preventing phosphor burn-in), became obsolete. BOINC projects gradually stopped shipping screensaver graphics. The gallery below preserves recordings of every known BOINC project screensaver. Click any '''▶''' link to watch the YouTube recording; where an animated GIF exists on [[Wikimedia Commons]], it appears in the left column.

Al Piskun at 16:08, 12 June 2026

2026-06-12T16:08:31Z

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RVFLPdrwiA&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Version 7.00]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RVFLPdrwiA&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Version 7.00]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[BOINC]]'''<br/><small>Infrastructure / Testing</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[BOINC]] test project'''<br/><small>Infrastructure / Testing</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Generic BOINC test project screensaver used for client validation.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Generic BOINC test project screensaver used for client validation.
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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ugQIq7Zao&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ General]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ugQIq7Zao&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ General]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[BOINC]]'''<br/><small>Promotional</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[BOINC]] processing for science Screensaver'''<br/><small>Promotional</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| A promotional screensaver recording showing BOINC processing across multiple projects.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| A promotional screensaver recording showing BOINC processing across multiple projects.
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2026-06-12T16:03:41Z

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM6kiaM228Y&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Boinc Xplor 7.41]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM6kiaM228Y&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Boinc Xplor 7.41]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[~~Proteins~~@home]]'''<br/><small>Biochemistry / Protein folding</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[proteins@home]]'''<br/><small>Biochemistry / Protein folding</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| An early protein structure prediction project. The screensaver displayed evolving protein geometry using the Boinc Xplor visualiser.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| An early protein structure prediction project. The screensaver displayed evolving protein geometry using the Boinc Xplor visualiser.
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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mae7JfL1giE&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ HadSM3 Slab Model]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mae7JfL1giE&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ HadSM3 Slab Model]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[~~Climateprediction~~.net]]'''<br/><small>Climate science</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[climateprediction.net]]'''<br/><small>Climate science</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Displays an animated global climate model: a spinning Earth overlaid with colour-coded temperature anomaly, cloud cover, and atmospheric flow vectors. One of the oldest continuous BOINC projects (launched 2003), still active.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Displays an animated global climate model: a spinning Earth overlaid with colour-coded temperature anomaly, cloud cover, and atmospheric flow vectors. One of the oldest continuous BOINC projects (launched 2003), still active.
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Al Piskun: /* External links */ better link

2026-06-08T13:13:12Z

External links: better link

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy BOINC Screensavers — full YouTube playlist]		* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy BOINC Screensavers — full YouTube playlist]
	* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BOINC-screensaver BOINC screensaver technical documentation (GitHub)]		* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BOINC-screensaver BOINC screensaver technical documentation (GitHub)]
	* [[commons:Category:~~Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing~~\|BOINC media on Wikimedia Commons]]		* [[commons:Category:Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing_projects\|BOINC media on Wikimedia Commons]]

	[[Category:BOINC]]		[[Category:BOINC]]

Al Piskun: fix rna link

2026-06-08T11:45:11Z

fix rna link

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJ4KBdwVew&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ cmsearch 0.13]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJ4KBdwVew&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ cmsearch 0.13]
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[RNA World (~~BOINC~~)~~\|RNA World~~]]'''<br/><small>Biology / RNA research</small>		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" \| '''[[RNA World (beta)]]'''<br/><small>Biology / RNA research</small>
	\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Searched for functional RNA molecules using the cmsearch algorithm from the Infernal software package~~. Run by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology~~.		\| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" \| Searched for functional RNA molecules using the cmsearch algorithm from the Infernal software package.
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Al Piskun: /* See also */ fix link

2026-06-08T11:40:07Z

Al Piskun: /* See also */ fix link

2026-06-07T22:02:42Z

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	* [[BOINC]] the volunteer computing platform underlying all projects on this wiki		* [[BOINC]] the volunteer computing platform underlying all projects on this wiki
	* [[BOINC Manager]] the desktop client that hosted the screensaver coordinator		* [[BOINC Manager]] the desktop client that hosted the screensaver coordinator
	* [[~~List of~~ BOINC projects]] ~~comprehensive project index~~		* [[BOINC projects]] the complete list of all BOINC projects

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy BOINC Screensavers — full YouTube playlist]		* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy BOINC Screensavers — full YouTube playlist]
	* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BOINC-screensaver BOINC screensaver technical documentation (GitHub)]		* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BOINC-screensaver BOINC screensaver technical documentation (GitHub)]
	* [~~https~~:~~//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/~~Category:~~BOINC~~ BOINC media on Wikimedia Commons]		* [[commons:Category:Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing\|BOINC media on Wikimedia Commons]]

	[[Category:BOINC]]		[[Category:BOINC]]