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Data Unis Completed: 200
Computer Time: 4027 hours, 49 minutes
The seti@home app itself runs a little slow if you watch the pretty colors, but if it's minimized it goes pretty quick, I can do a unit in about 15-20 hours on my 800MHz machine. As far as slowing down other apps, it doesn't, at least not enough for you to actually notice if it does. I have never seen it mess up any computer, and I consider it one of the safest and "most respectful" programs I have ever used.Nicool003 said:
It sounds very interesting but I heard it was slow and that it could kinda of mess up your computer.
Where have you guys been? I've been on for 3 years (though I haven't done much in 2 years). I only have 190 units, my old email is now defunct, and I don't know my seti password, so I'll probably just start a new account (built a new computer yesterday finally).Originally posted by KL Kam
I just started using it yesterday, after a television program introduced it.
I only have 190 units
You can set the processing priority of most programs in windows. Seti automatically sets itself for "low" meaning windows only gives it processor time when it isn't doing anything else.Originally posted by Nicool003
I thought that since it was such a large program it could slow down your computer... Maybe I mis-understod what someone said. I would like to do it but I don't have my own computer
originally posted by J-man
I don't use it as a screen saver.
It runs minimized whenever my computer is booted. I don't leave my p.c. on all the time either.
Originally posted by kyle_soule
I had it a while back, when it was much less popular, and I thought it made a pretty nice screensaver, but I didn't understand exactly what it was doing, so I deleted it But there seems to be a big push for it lately, it's been popping up on the news, and I've heard people talking about it a lot more...I will prolly give it another try
I don't think it really would find any intelligence, IMO, but never hurts, it's not like you use your computer when the screensaver comes on anyways.
Seti@home is a scientific project that uses internet-connected computers in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It is a distributed computing project, meaning that it uses the collective processing power of volunteer computers around the world to analyze radio telescope data in the hopes of finding signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
Seti@home works by breaking down large amounts of radio telescope data into smaller chunks, which are then distributed to volunteer computers through the internet. These computers analyze the data using a screensaver program, and the results are sent back to the project's servers to be compiled and analyzed further. This process allows for a large amount of data to be analyzed much more quickly than if it were done by a single computer.
Yes, many people have joined seti@home since it was launched in 1999. As of 2021, there are over 2.5 million registered users from around the world. These users have contributed to over 2.5 million years of computing time, making seti@home one of the largest volunteer computing projects in the world.
While seti@home has not yet made any definitive discoveries of extraterrestrial intelligence, it has helped to identify several interesting signals that warrant further investigation. For example, in 2003, the project detected a signal that was initially thought to be a potential alien transmission, but was later determined to be a natural phenomenon. This shows the potential of seti@home to help scientists in their search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Anyone with an internet-connected computer can join seti@home by downloading the BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) software and selecting "seti@home" as the project to support. Once the software is installed, it will automatically receive and analyze data from seti@home's servers. Users can also create an account on the seti@home website to track their contributions and connect with other participants.