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I´ve downloaded the folding control app, installed it, etc etc etc. But then I needed to shutdown the and i selected stop folding and quit the app. Now i can't find the app! Where is it? how do I launch it again? Where is the folding control Icon?

Thanks in advance!
 
Originally posted by Tiauguinho
I´ve downloaded the folding control app, installed it, etc etc etc. But then I needed to shutdown the and i selected stop folding and quit the app. Now i can't find the app! Where is it? how do I launch it again? Where is the folding control Icon?

Thanks in advance!
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Have you tried doing a search? You can use sherlock or my personal favorite EasyFind. When you do find it I suggest you leave it in your dock so you don't lose it again— just quitting out of the app does not make it disappear off your system.
 
Originally posted by Tiauguinho
I´ve downloaded the folding control app, installed it, etc etc etc. But then I needed to shutdown the and i selected stop folding and quit the app. Now i can't find the app! Where is it? how do I launch it again? Where is the folding control Icon?

Thanks in advance!
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When you downloaded the app, did it come on a disk image (a .img file)?? If it did, you could have been running the app directly from the disk image which would be closed when you restarted.

Taft
 
Thanks Mc68k and Taft!

The app isn't here! So, Taft you're right, I don't remember from where I was runing but the only explanation is that I was running it directly from the disk image.

I'll download it again...


Thanks for your help
 
New Protien?

Has anyone else started folding a new protien type? My machines have been working (usually) on 'proteinA' or 'protien 601' up until yesterday, each taking a while to process but giving 5 points.

But now all my machines (DP1Ghz, G3-400, Pentium 400) seem to be working on type 'p13x_yABCunf' each completing in next to no time, but only giving fractions of points?

Is this related to me getting my old PC folding?


BTW. It's great to see so many new names joining over the last week or so. Hope everyone catches the bug as much as I have :)

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littlejim a.k.a. CaptainPovey
 
i've been seeing many oddly named proteins now as well...

i wish i understood exactly what i was doing and what i was doing it to... hehehe ;)
 
I made a thread about it with a link…

Basically, I think they focused their efforts on mainly proteinA's for a while and are now shifting focus elsewhere. The link has point values and explanations for most of the proteins…

Most of them are less than 5 points per WU though…
 
I'm processing two new proteins as well, named 198 p138_1L2Ynative and 201 p139_1L2Yunf. I've noticed that they processed much faster than usual, but didn't finished yet to see how many points do they give.
 
Re: I can't help?

Originally posted by sluthy
I'm guessing my 500MHz G3 iMac with a dialup connection can't help in any signifigant way?
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There are two times that the folding client connects to the internet: When you launch the client and when it finishes a work unit.

So the answer to your question would be yes— you would have to be connected to the internet during these two times. Otherwise your computer does not have an active network connection. A 500 MHz g3 would help us out a lot as it is a fast machine for folding. I have a B&W G3 OC'd to 500 mHz and my s900 at home is OC'd to 510mHz and these machines are great folders.
 
why is emac slower than PIII 500mhz

I've joined the folding@home with my brand new emac and my old PIII 500. After a few days it looks like my pentium is a lot faster than my emac which is a bit frustrating to see.

I thought that my emac would be a lot faster than my 2 year old computer...

can anyone explain
 
Re: why is emac slower than PIII 500mhz

Originally posted by concrete
I've joined the folding@home with my brand new emac and my old PIII 500. After a few days it looks like my pentium is a lot faster than my emac which is a bit frustrating to see.

I thought that my emac would be a lot faster than my 2 year old computer...

can anyone explain
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First, allow me to welcome you and both your computers to the team. Second, not all work units are the same. Some finish faster than others (even on the same machine). I am not saying which of your computers is faster because i dont know. The more difficult the work unit the more points you get.

Good luck.
 
it is also a case of software. the windows folding software is a version ahead of the mac software, and the new pc software saw great improvements in performance over the previous version. also the folding software does not use altivec, which essentially means your processor has been castrated. unless mac's get some better folding software the pcs will always be faster.
 
Originally posted by AmbitiousLemon
it is also a case of software. the windows folding software is a version ahead of the mac software, and the new pc software saw great improvements in performance over the previous version. also the folding software does not use altivec, which essentially means your processor has been castrated. unless mac's get some better folding software the pcs will always be faster.
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What are you folding on AL??? You are taking a while to move past one WU
 
Originally posted by AmbitiousLemon
ive been donating my units to other team members. just did the one wu in my own name so i would feel like part of the team with my name up there.
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OOOHHHH... you are SO nice
What possessed you to be so kind to others?
;)
 
We're now down @ 60 and moving. I just added today a PIV 1.8 Ghz and soon a 1.7 Ghz. However there's a couple people that are smoking along with all 5's. What are you running?
 
Originally posted by pgwalsh
We're now down @ 60 and moving. I just added today a PIV 1.8 Ghz and soon a 1.7 Ghz. However there's a couple people that are smoking along with all 5's. What are you running?
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There are currently no proteinA's that yielded 5 points a piece. This was about all I was getting on my faster Macs and many of my PC's for a long time.

Now that they have discontinued that protein family, most proteins aren't woth very much anymore— the highest being 4.2.

From my experience, any Mac over 500 MHz (g3/g4 doens't matter) should get decent proteins. All of the PC's I have run are 1GHz, so I can't say much there.

I won't speak for the other people here, but I know that the higher-end G4's get the big proteins every time. And many here are running only a few machines, so they probably get the bigger proteins every time.
 
I am using my iMac 800

the first 3 units I finished where all 5 pointers and took me each 3- 4 nights to finish.

I use no aircon during day time since I am at work, so that is a bit to warm for my baby and I let it rest.

Now I'm getting smaller units (about 2 points) but they finish very fast.
 
j763!!!!1

what are you folding on j763?......ive been competeing with you for a while now for 12th place.....im using a DP 800 at work....folding control is on 24-7 but im sure while im working it doesnt get as much work done.....BTW people...if you close down classic mode when your computer is idle, you will get better performance out of folding control....As to seeing info about each protien.....this is a very cool feature i have seen at the website.....folding.stanford.edu.......Now if I could just understand what the crap they are talking about :confused: :D
 
proteins

forgot to post my info on proteins and why they are not all Protein A's.......the site says that they come up with proteins to be folded and then set a time table for them to be folded....once that time has passed they move on to other proteins, thus the different funny named ones....if your interested in what protein you happen to be folding got to the website...it will teel you what the protein is....what it does....and how long it should take to fold.....I wish they would get rid of those pesky "test" proteins.....im on a mission for society here! dont give me a "test" give me real stuff.....:D
 
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