A landmark research project has begun that allows people to make a real difference in the fight against cancer.
The Intel-United Devices Cancer Research Project is asking you to volunteer your PC to help process molecular research being conducted by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford in England and the National Foundation for Cancer Research. To participate, you simply download a very small, no cost, non-invasive software program that works like a screensaver: it runs when your computer isn't being used, and processes research until you need your machine. Your computer never leaves your desk, and the project never interrupts your usual PC use.
There is no cost to participate and no impact on your computer use. The project software cannot detect or transfer anything on your machine but project-specific information. It just allows your computer to screen molecules that may be developed into drugs to fight cancer. Each individual computer analyzes a few molecules and then sends the results back over the Internet for further research. The goal is to enlist enough volunteers to provide very rich and thorough results to the University of Oxford for further research. This project is anticipated to be the largest computational chemistry project ever undertaken and represents a genuine hope to find a better way to fight cancer.
The computational power to perform research of this scale is only available through the generosity of individuals like you.
Download the software (Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0 (SP5+), 2000, XP)
After you fill out your profile details and everything, make sure to LOGIN and then JOIN the TranceAddict team so our results are combined and our ranking improves.
I've been running it since the end of January now on a few machines, it DOES NOT slow down the stuff you do (unless it's something very cpu intensive like photoshop/gaming - then you can just right click the system tray icon and click Snooze (to stop it for 5 minutes) or just exit it entirely)
AUGUST 2003
MARCH 2004
JULY 2005
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Apr-30-2002 17:03
Ste
Planet Zogg Addict
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Outer Dementia
hehe u know i was thinking of joining that folding thing today at college, coz a mate of mine sed i alwyas leave my comp on and sod off to eat or work!
installing now
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Ok, i was thinking, i have got this on my comp, but it does make your cpu run at 100% all the time, ok it doesnt effect how quickly things open etc, as it is clever. But isnt having your cpu running at 100% all the time bad for it, or gives it a shorter life?
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Apr-30-2002 20:24
Swamper
Webmonstah
Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Toronto, Canada
Remember to LOGIN before clicking the link to join the TranceAddict team - or else it won't work..
Also, don't worry about running at 100%.. as long as your machine isn't overheating (or you aren't overclocking it to the limit) then you have nothing to worry about
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Apr-30-2002 20:29
yujie__
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Somewhere over the Rainbow
i joined and my name is same as this. will we get a statistics on how well who is doin in the group?
Ive had this when swmaper first found this(whenever that was), and it hasnt caused my pc any probs at all, or caused any slow downs.
Jon
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Apr-30-2002 21:24
mos man
Ungrateful Jointpuffer
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Kinkylab.com ®
quote:
Originally posted by DuMonde TrAnCeR
hehe u know i was thinking of joining that folding thing today at college, coz a mate of mine sed i alwyas leave my comp on and sod off to eat or work!
installing now
lol @ your sig dumonde
I'm signing up
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Apr-30-2002 21:59
tiesto14
Let The Music Play
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: The Palladium New York City
i will be singing up tonight...i can't right now.....but if it helps out people with cancer or cancer research then i am FOR IT 100000%%%%......i will let u know tonight after i sign up....
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Apr-30-2002 22:04
Raptor
steve_k
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: L.A,Glasgow,Hong Kong