Different results from different computers

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old_user137173 Send message Joined: 13 Dec 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 5,182 RAC: 0	Message 20420 - Posted: 17 Feb 2006, 22:14:20 UTC Because of the different methods that math co-processors use to calculate, I have seen different results from the same data input on different brand computers. Specificily, data predicting orbits of multiple bodies. Has anyone experienced this in climate prediction? ID: 20420 · Reply Quote

Les Bayliss Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0	Message 20421 - Posted: 17 Feb 2006, 23:13:57 UTC Last modified: 17 Feb 2006, 23:14:36 UTC This was the subject of several threads on the php board around a year ago. ID: 20421 · Reply Quote

crandles Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 Oct 04 Posts: 692 Credit: 277,679 RAC: 0	Message 20453 - Posted: 18 Feb 2006, 21:10:15 UTC Perhaps http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Why_doesn%27t_the_exact_same_model_work_out_the_same%3F helps. There is also an interesting link from there to http://mustelid.blogspot.com/2005/10/butterflies-notes-for-post.html which discusses/did what we were trying to do on the php board in a much much better way. Visit BOINC WIKI for help And join BOINC Synergy for all the news in one place. ID: 20453 · Reply Quote