Abc

XiileXiile Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13818Members
edited May 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">"Another Bittorrent Client"</div> <a href='http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/oldindex.html' target='_blank'>Clickage</a>

I found a nifty Bittorrent client. It's called ABC, or "Another BitTorrent Client". I would have to say that ABC >>>>> Regular Bittorrent. On regular BT, I got (at most) 30kb/sec. With ABC I'm getting upwards of 200kb/sec. I heart it. Unfortunately, the maker of it has stopped working on it, so there will be no more updates. Sadface.

Oh well, but it works great! If you download off of .torrents a lot, get this kthx <3.

(note I didn't type much, I'm tired and abouut to go to bed)

Comments

  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    cool post xer! thx :3
  • LokusLokus Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2106Members
    edited May 2004
    The client itself really shouldn't be affecting your upload and download speeds (unless you throttle the upload). I use Azureus myself, I love all of it's features. It keeps a list of your current torrents so you can just open Azureus to resume downloads and not have to bother finding the actual torrent file. It also tells you the total number of peers and seeds as well as how many you are connected to.

    Edit: Hrm, I was just looking at the ABC website and it has many of the same features as Azureus.
  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    its not cool nor fair to dl at 200 kb/s if your not uploading that fast or leaving it open after you finish.
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    edited May 2004
    So it's not fair me to DL at 200k a second, even though my upload is capped at 50k/sec, and I have to turn it off because Bt owns my bandwidth even though it's not even a quarter of what my connection can do in the morning? Phear run-on sentences!
  • LokusLokus Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2106Members
    How hard is it to just cap your upload then leave it running all night? It's simple common courtesy to upload to a 1.00 ratio.
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    edited May 2004
    Because I'd rather not leave a torrent running for over 2 days. I rarely DL anything uunder 4 or so gigs. As I only really use it for unlicensed anime shows and crap after they're done airing.

    That, and I don't really care.

    (and I do leave it running all night. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Yep I've been using ABC for a while now, works fine, to cap the up/down I use Netlimiter
  • BirdyBirdy Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16825Members, Constellation
    edited May 2004
    It's not fair to upload with 2mb/sec and download with only 1mb/sec either <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Personally, I prefer <a href='http://www.bittornado.com' target='_blank'>BitTornado</a>. It's getting more and more polished lately. The latest version implements file download priorities and download speed capping.

    By the way, a good client CAN affect your download speed if they reprogram how it handles pieces. (A file is split in to different pieces. Clients download these pieces and gradually build up the whole file. That's why your download speed is usually crap at the beginning and then jumps up suddenly. You've downloaded the first piece, so you have something to upload, therefore more clients want to share pieces with you.)

    I usually cap my upload at 40 KBPS and 6 max clients. (My max upload is about 50 KBPS right now.) Also, unless a torrent has tons of seeds, I usually leave it open until I've uploaded three times as much as I've downloaded. (Unless it's a big file, then I just leave it open until I really need the bandwidth for something else.)
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I've been using ABC too, it's good at times.
  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    What's better about ABC than Burst?
  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    BitTornado is the way to go
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    burst! is what i've been using for quite awhile... It seems to blend easy use, power, and a techie perspective of a BT.
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Interesting... does anyone have a nice largish-sized (100+ MB) torrent I could try it out on? The content doesn't really matter.
  • FacTorFacTor Wyoming, MI Join Date: 2002-12-17 Member: 10916Members
    ... okay, client is one thing.. but where to find bit torrents? Seems Supernova has gone payment.. and legal..
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    edited May 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-FacTor+May 21 2004, 07:52 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FacTor @ May 21 2004, 07:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ... okay, client is one thing.. but where to find bit torrents? Seems Supernova has gone payment.. and legal.. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    you sure? looks the same to me.


    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Interesting... does anyone have a nice largish-sized (100+ MB) torrent I could try it out on? The content doesn't really matter.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    try <a href='http://f.scarywater.net/redhat9.torrent' target='_blank'>this</a>. it's a torrent of a Redhat9ISO from a slashdot bittorrent site.

    otherwise, <a href='http://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/nesvideos/' target='_blank'>here</a> are some uber-fast NES game win videos that are up around 80MB.
  • FacTorFacTor Wyoming, MI Join Date: 2002-12-17 Member: 10916Members
    edited May 2004
    <span style='color:orange'>*address edit*</span>? o.O
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    edited May 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-FacTor+May 21 2004, 08:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FacTor @ May 21 2004, 08:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='color:orange'>*edit*</span> right? o.O <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No. and telling you the correct URL would get me a warez0r banz0r, so no telling.
  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    edited May 2004
    your on the rite path tho. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Plus, <span style='color:white'>***Nuked.***</span> dosn't have any warez... It's users do. And it has lots of legit torrents too...
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