An Impreza for LIFE - help research cure for cancer
10 April 2001, 01:31 PM
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(Also posted in the Scoobyaid forum.)
You may have seen on local news reports of a cancer research program which gives computer owners the opportunity to use their personal computing resources to perform scientific research, such as searching for improved treatments and potential cures for cancer and other diseases, by downloading a computer program to their PCs from the Internet. The program has been developed specifically to search for new drugs to treat leukemia. As the program runs, it uses your computer to begin processing a small packet of data. Once processing is complete (about a day later), the program sends the results back to a server and requests a new packet of data. If you aren't online when the processing is done, your computer will wait to send and receive data packets until the next time you're connected to the Internet.
The research program operates in the background, so you shouldn't notice it's running during computer use. It's designed to run only when computing resources are unused. As soon as you run an application that needs computing power, the research program will back down, and your computing performance will not be noticeably impacted. You do not need to leave your PC running either. Just use your PC as normal, turning it on and off as you would. Obviously though, if you do leave your PC on, it will process more data.
So how can you join up?
1. Visit the Intel sponsored LIFE page and download the program today.
You may have seen on local news reports of a cancer research program which gives computer owners the opportunity to use their personal computing resources to perform scientific research, such as searching for improved treatments and potential cures for cancer and other diseases, by downloading a computer program to their PCs from the Internet. The program has been developed specifically to search for new drugs to treat leukemia. As the program runs, it uses your computer to begin processing a small packet of data. Once processing is complete (about a day later), the program sends the results back to a server and requests a new packet of data. If you aren't online when the processing is done, your computer will wait to send and receive data packets until the next time you're connected to the Internet.
The research program operates in the background, so you shouldn't notice it's running during computer use. It's designed to run only when computing resources are unused. As soon as you run an application that needs computing power, the research program will back down, and your computing performance will not be noticeably impacted. You do not need to leave your PC running either. Just use your PC as normal, turning it on and off as you would. Obviously though, if you do leave your PC on, it will process more data.
So how can you join up?
1. Visit the Intel sponsored LIFE page and download the program today.
10 April 2001, 09:11 PM
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Just finished setting mine up on 24/7 server at home. Definetly worth considering folks when you look at the stats for cancer.
joined your team too
Nick
Come on folks, it beats that SETI at home lark!
[This message has been edited by Mr Footlong (edited 10 April 2001).]
joined your team too
Nick
Come on folks, it beats that SETI at home lark!
[This message has been edited by Mr Footlong (edited 10 April 2001).]
10 April 2001, 09:33 PM
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Sorry boys, I was registered no #30 in the Vulture Central II team, so I can't throw my servers in with you lot.
At least I am contributing to the 'cause'.
SteveM
At least I am contributing to the 'cause'.
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10 April 2001, 09:46 PM
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Make that 3 of my home machines in the mix now.....
Wonder just how charitable HP are feeling Wurzel
Nick
P.S might speak to a few clients and talk them into joining the cause!
Cancer is bad hmmmkay.
Wonder just how charitable HP are feeling Wurzel
Nick
P.S might speak to a few clients and talk them into joining the cause!
Cancer is bad hmmmkay.
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11 April 2001, 10:33 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by rob barron:
<B>I have dedicated 2 machines here at the office that are on 24/7[/quote]
Ditto - just signed up both...
Matt
<B>I have dedicated 2 machines here at the office that are on 24/7[/quote]
Ditto - just signed up both...
Matt
11 April 2001, 05:38 PM
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It great to see the support from Scoobynet and IWOC on this. We are now upto 27 members in the team, but we need more!
So far (as of midnight Tuesday) we had processed over 26 days worth of data between us.
So far (as of midnight Tuesday) we had processed over 26 days worth of data between us.
11 April 2001, 07:41 PM
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Quit the UK PC team to join the scooby team last night
UK PC team got to keep my first 4 results...but it all goes into the same pot at the end of the day
Work that silicon baby
Pete
UK PC team got to keep my first 4 results...but it all goes into the same pot at the end of the day
Work that silicon baby
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12 April 2001, 12:07 AM
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Just signed up the laptop also....
Come on guys, I just *know* there are loads of bods out there who can add some heavyweight processing power to the team....
Matt
Come on guys, I just *know* there are loads of bods out there who can add some heavyweight processing power to the team....
Matt
12 April 2001, 07:56 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by rob barron:
<B>I've just transferred my stats from another group
Rob[/quote]
Yeah, moving from i-chat to iwoc. Bloody traitor!
<B>I've just transferred my stats from another group
Rob[/quote]
Yeah, moving from i-chat to iwoc. Bloody traitor!
12 April 2001, 01:53 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Yeah, moving from i-chat to iwoc. Bloody traitor! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I thought that might spark a response from you Mark!
Rob
I thought that might spark a response from you Mark!
Rob
14 April 2001, 07:26 PM
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Well done to everyone who has joined so far.
To date we have 50 members in the team, and as of midnight last night we had logged over 124 days worth of CPU time and returned 173 result packets!
Frustratingly the team have hovered in/out of the top fifty page over the last couple of days and we need a load more members to get us firmly placed on the front page.
So if you haven't signed up yet for this worthy cause then DO IT NOW!
Regards
Steve
To date we have 50 members in the team, and as of midnight last night we had logged over 124 days worth of CPU time and returned 173 result packets!
Frustratingly the team have hovered in/out of the top fifty page over the last couple of days and we need a load more members to get us firmly placed on the front page.
So if you haven't signed up yet for this worthy cause then DO IT NOW!
Regards
Steve
14 April 2001, 10:12 PM
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All signed up, but jas anyone else noticed that the webiste is intermittent at best.
Not only does the site not load 9 times out of 10, but it actually hangs IE5.
Please tell me that I am not the only person that this is happening to ?
Andrew.
Who though he had a decent computer until I saw my comparitive rating of 51
Not only does the site not load 9 times out of 10, but it actually hangs IE5.
Please tell me that I am not the only person that this is happening to ?
Andrew.
Who though he had a decent computer until I saw my comparitive rating of 51