SETI Control
SETI Control
"SETI Control" is a REALbasic application which allows you to control the Darwin (Unix) version of setiathome-BOINC in Mac OS X. This version of SETI Control is not compatible with the earlier version of setiathome, which will soon be replaced by the BOINC version.
Freeware.
The included file "SETI Control desc" gives detailed instructions for obtaining and setting up the BOINC version of setiathome so that SETI Control can do its job.
Version 2.0.2 corrects a bug where, for a few users, SETI Control will report that the boinc application is not running, when it actually is running.
Version 2.1, if running, now allows you to start or stop the setiathome application from SETI Control's Dock Menu. If you try this out, be sure to wait several seconds after choosing start or stop before choosing stop or start. Also the % progress display on the icon in the Dock will be black when setiathome is running, and red when stopped.
Version 2.2 adds a button, SETI log, which displays the communications with the BOINC servers in the SETI status text box.
Version 2.3 makes boinc_4.05_powerpc-apple-darwin the default application name.
Version 2.4 adds current CPU time displays. It also makes boinc_4.09_powerpc-apple-darwin the default application name.
Version 2.5 adds a drag corner on the SETI Control window to allow it to be expanded to the right by the user. This will horizontally enlarge the text box and reduce or eliminate line wrap.
Version 3.0 now implements commonly used BOINC options, so there is usually no need to use OS X's Terminal application. It also makes boinc_4.13_powerpc-apple-darwin the default application name.
Version 3.0.1 has an improved method for stopping setiathome.
Version 3.1 adds an estimate of remaining CPU time and the logfile is now always appended to. There are some changes in appearance.
Version 3.1.5 adds the "return results immediately" option. Estimated CPU time remaining should now work correctly when other than U.S. format numbers is chosen in System Preferences.
Version 3.2 adds the option of using Preferences to enable or disable the automatic startup of the BOINC client when SETI Control starts. It's disabled as the default.
Version 3.2.2 makes boinc_4.19_powerpc-apple-darwin the default application name.
Version 3.3 is Tiger compatible.
delaneyrm@earthlink.net
Download SETI Control v3.3
SETIControl.hqx (1.3 MB)