Cosm (software)

Family of open distributed computing software and protocols

CosmOriginal author(s)| Adam Beberg

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Developer(s)| Mithral Inc.
Initial release| 1995
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.mithral.com/cosm/

Cosm is a family of open distributed computing software and protocols developed in 1995 led by Adam L. Beberg, and later developed by Mithral Inc. Cosm is a registered trademark of Mithral Inc.[1][2]

Early work on Cosm lead to Beberg co-founding distributed.net, which was used for cryptographic and mathematical challenges beginning in 1997.[3][4] Beberg left the governing group of distributed.net in April 1999 to work on Cosm full-time.[5][6]

The Cosm Client-Server Software Development Kit (CS-SDK) for building volunteer computing projects, along with experience in gathering volunteers gained from distributed.net, was used as the initial software framework for the Genome@home and Folding@home projects at Stanford University.[7] The project grew to over 400,000 simultaneous machines achieving 8 PFLOPS,[8] aiding in protein folding research.[9] The Cosm CS-SDK was also used for the first several years of the eOn project.

Beberg worked towards a Doctorate degree at Stanford from 2004 through 2011, using Cosm for his research.[10]

## See also[edit]

* List of volunteer computing projects
* distributed.net
* Genome@home
* Folding@home
* Storage@home

## References[edit]

1. ^ "USPTO registration number 2734759". US Patent and Trademark Office. July 8, 2003.
2. ^ "CTM 011483286". European Union Intellectual Property Office. May 27, 2013.
3. ^ "distributed.net History & Timeline". distributed.net.
4. ^ "distributed.net Articles of Incorporation". distributed.net. July 2, 1997. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
5. ^ David McNett (April 23, 1999). "A look towards the future". Distributed.net mailing list. Archived from the original on October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
6. ^ "Innovators Under 35: Adam Beberg, 25", MIT Technology Review, 1999, retrieved October 28, 2016
7. ^ "Folding@home - About". Folding@home. Stanford University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
8. ^ Jesse Victors (November 10, 2011). "Six Native PetaFLOPS". Folding@home. phpBB Group. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
9. ^ "Stanford University: Protein Researchers Bring Mac Users into the Fold". Apple. February 2002. Archived from the original on April 4, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
10. ^ "Adam L. Beberg". Researcher page. Stanford University Computer Science Department. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Official website