fending off the Knights!

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heya folders,

just wanted to let you know i'm making a charge again in the next week or two to keep the Knights from overtaking us. my output may double for the summer if things work out the way i hope.

lets all make a push, shall we?

peAce-
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[Dreadnought]

Ow no! Not those tin cans again... Although I missed a good taunting, maybe we should let them come closer first. 😀

 

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maybe we should let them come closer first.

oh those taunts will come sooner than you think - I can almost hear them now...

 

[840quadra]

Well we appear (well my comptuers) to be in the middle of a Tinker storm, all of my macintosh computers have been hit hard, and take quite a long time to complete them.

I will try to keep my numbers up, I will leave my work laptop on when I drive home today, so it can fold in my car 😀

 

[brap]

I'm back folding for 3446, finally fixed the PC earlier this week.

Production's been low because I've been running it at it's bleeding edge for a couple of days. Math errors don't sit too well with the F@H software 😱

Hopefully found the sweet spot now, though, so long as it doesn't burst into flames.

 

[Balin64]

I posted in the Tinker Storm thread

Listen guys: I want to fold and I want to join the team. I have only a P4 PC to offer, but it will fold 24/7, and no one uses it. It should help, no?

Also, if you guys can assure and walk me through it, I will GULP, fold with my iMac G5 at home when it just sits there sleeping. I am away from home about ten hours a day, and use it only about 2-4 hours a night.

I would rather not fold on the iMac... convince me though! The PC at work is ready to go. I also have a Dell tower from 1999 that can fold. Is that one even worth it?

Please advise.

 

[brap]

Listen guys: I want to fold and I want to join the team. I have only a P4 PC to offer, but it will fold 24/7, and no one uses it. It should help, no?

It should indeed... All P4s, even the 'silly willies' have SSE2, which greatly helps with certain work units. If it's a work machine, though, you may encounter firewall issues.

I would rather not fold on the iMac...

Don't then. It'll only be loud, hot and annoying - like folding on a laptop. But others may disagree...

The PC at work is ready to go. I also have a Dell tower from 1999 that can fold. Is that one even worth it?

Sure, if it's a Pentium 3 or higher. Anything without SSE isn't going to be worth it; a whole lot of effort for very little reward.

 

[Balin64]

Great!

How do I get started?
It works for SETI, correct?
How di I join this specific team?

BTW: I work in a small office: the firewall should not be an issue.

 

[brap]

How do I get started?

Well, there's the MR FAQ, which is at the head of the distributed computing forum 😉

Basically, just download one of the windows clients from folding.stanford.edu, choose a username, make sure team is set to 3446 - it'll ask you upon installation, and you're good to go.

Just to note.. this is nothing to do with the SETI distributed effort.

 

[Balin64]

Thanks

I will join with PC as soon as I get a chance. We'll give the Knights a fight 😀

 

[KingSleaze]

Also, if you guys can assure and walk me through it, I will GULP, fold with my iMac G5 at home when it just sits there sleeping. I am away from home about ten hours a day, and use it only about 2-4 hours a night.

I would rather not fold on the iMac... convince me though!
Please advise.

Go ahead and fold with it, my powerbook folds almost continuously.

 

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Also, if you guys can assure and walk me through it, I will GULP, fold with my iMac G5 at home when it just sits there sleeping. I am away from home about ten hours a day, and use it only about 2-4 hours a night.

I would go for it - it can't hurt - especially if its under warranty. It will burn in the G5 CPU for you - if it runs well for a few days, you're good to go. I folded on my G4 powerbooks for a long time - yeah, they got hotter, but not unbearably - unless you actually put one on your lap. 😀

peAce-
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just wanted to let you know i'm making a charge again in the next week or two to keep the Knights from overtaking us. my output may double for the summer if things work out the way i hope.

it may be another 7-10 days, but expect my output to take a jump...