Cosm (software)
| Original author(s) | Adam Beberg |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mithral Inc. |
| Initial release | 1995 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Distributed computing |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website |
www |
Cosm is a family of open distributed computing software and protocols developed in beginning in 1995 lead by Adam Beberg, and currently developed by Mithral Inc. Cosm is a registered trademark of Mithral Inc.[1][2]
Early work on Cosm lead to the co-founding[3] of distributed.net which cracked multiple cryptographic and mathematical challenges beginning in 1997.[4]
The Cosm Client-Server Software Development Kit (CS-SDK) along with experience in gathering volunteers gained from distributed.net was used as the initial software framework[5] for the Genome@home and Folding@home projects at Stanford University in 1999. They grew to over 400,000 simultaneous machines achieving 8 PFLOPS,[6] aiding in protein folding research. It was also used for the first several years of the eOn project.
See also
- distributed.net
- Genome@home
- Folding@home
- Storage@home
- Distributed Computing
- List of distributed computing projects
References
- ↑ "USPTO registration number 2734759". US Patent and Trademark Office. July 8, 2003.
- ↑ "CTM 011483286". Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. May 27, 2013.
- ↑ "distributed.net Articles of Incorporation". Distributed.net. July 2, 1997.
- ↑ "distributed.net History & Timeline". distributed.net.
- ↑ Pande lab (March 26, 2012). "Folding@home - About". Folding@home. Stanford University. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ↑ Jesse Victors (November 10, 2011). "Six Native PetaFLOPS". Folding@home. phpBB Group. Retrieved June 3, 2012.