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Title: confused
Post by: blackrainbow on April 18, 2009, 11:02:19 PM

i wish i could understand what folding@home is,  i have wikipedia-ed it but i still dont understand , if it for expert pc users or could any join the computer hope team

Title: Re: confused
Post by: Ivy on April 18, 2009, 11:15:11 PM

Hey Blackrainbow,

You might start by reading >This< (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,77650.0.html).

Folding@Home it's a project started by Stanford University to help understand stuff related to protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases. Actually all the people who download this software and run it together make one of the largest supercomputers in the world.
It's like standing together for a cause, and Folding@Hope are the members of CH who stand together for this.

Title: Re: confused
Post by: Ivy on April 18, 2009, 11:15:47 PM

And, no it's not just for computer experts , it's for everyone.

And you are most welcome to join :)

Title: Re: confused
Post by: blackrainbow on April 21, 2009, 07:22:09 AM

i have read it but i still dnt understand it

Title: Re: confused
Post by: computeruler on April 21, 2009, 06:27:44 PM

Basically it trys to find cures for diseases like cancer and stuff.

Title: Re: confused
Post by: Ashutosh32 on May 02, 2009, 02:20:24 PM

It simulates protein folding and various other molecular dynamics. It does not need you (except to start it, unless you add it to startup) once you have set a few easy options. Name (can be anonymous), team (67290 for ComputerHope, and Password (optional).

Once you have set this basic options, there is no need to do anything but to start it up.

You are welcome to join.

Title: Re: confused
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 02, 2009, 06:32:04 PM

If you're asking what it does:

Quote from: Computer Hope Admin on February 25, 2009, 05:04:22 AM

Once installed the client will download a work packet and then begin to work on that packet, which can take some time depending on the speed of your computer to complete. You can view the status by double-clicking on the icon in your Systray or hovering the mouse above it.

Basically, the program will download a packet from Stanford University which it will then process and fold. The packet size will depend on your processing speed. Once the packet has been folded, the program sends off the results and receives a new packet, all automatically.
Just so you know, the program feeds off idle processing power. I haven't experienced any slow-downs at all.

Title: Re: confused
Post by: blackrainbow on May 05, 2009, 02:49:07 AM

thank every 1 i now understand it