SETI@home Classic: In Memoriam

Today (15 December 2005) we turned off the server of SETI@home Classic, ending the largest computation in history.
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/classic.php
SETI@home, launched in May 1999, looks for regular or strong signals from outer space. It breaks up radio signals from the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico and sends these to the computers of 5.5 million volunteers, each of which analyses a small chunk of data and sends back the results.
Alien search merges with other home projects
SETI@home is getting a boost in computer power.
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/051212-10.html