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Thread: THE EDWARDIANS - WHY NOT JOIN US AS THE QUEST CONTINUES - |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Evening all
... but what was the name of the original before UD took it over? I seem to remember that the guy who was involved tried to take it over but the big boys stepped in. So, I was talking about ten years in total. I'd seen it mentioned in the Guardian as a useful alternative to the space searching that had become popular. So can anyone remember what the guy's name was? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
....UD did not take it over, UD started it in April 2001, IBM took it over in 2004 and UD gave it up sometime after that.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
....if you are thinking of the guy who started it at UD I think the name was Anderson....
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Mornin......did get get down to freezing, 1.3 only....
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Good morning everyone. New years weather seems to have got off on the right foot.
Pity Fuel prices didn't do the same. |
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Morning all, 33f just now, was cooler in the night tho...
----------------------------------------Thinking about laying in a stock of Hotcross buns and Simal cake. Wont be able to afford them come Easter time. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Afternoon all and a Happy New Year.
 I wonder if I'll end up doing for the rest of the year what I was doing on New Year's day.....   |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Evening all
Sorry, but there was an engine prior to UD which started in January 2000 when the University was concerned with just the cancer research. The PC Advisor web site took it up and for a while it had over a hundred members crunching. As ever, enthusiasm was relatively short lived and it dwindled down until finally absorbed and rescued the few of us left. Anyone else been cancer crunching for 10 years that can kick my memory into action? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Evening all I guess it's now coming up to ten years of crunching since the University started the cancer campaign. We all hope it's done some real good along the way whilst we've had the pleasure of chat and banter with like minded humans. So the very best to all of you as we start on another decade. I hope we've made a difference although we always knew there was not going to be a great cheer to say 'cancer has now been beaten'. Although EDF are trying to frighten me about the leccy that I use, it will continue here whilst the old machine can manage it. I can't accurately remember that far back - must be old age, but know I have been crunching since about 2001 on various differnt projects. (If you twisted my arm I would say: Find A Drug, United Devices and WCG )I just spent a short while comparing gas and electricity prices - well worth it! I have found that I can pay a lot less by swapping supplier than I can with my current supplier, so that is on my list of things to do in the coming week. It is something I do once a year or so and I would recommend it as a money saving tip. |
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Former Member
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Evening all ....which Uni?when the University was concerned with just the cancer research. |
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