[texas booster]

Lots of updates are flowing through the pipeline now. Expect that you will need to update the software on F@H betas that you may be running.

If you are running F@H on either a PS3 or on an ATI GPU card please head over and download the newest version of the beta for your platform.

Find the latest versions of software for Macs, PC and Linux here:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download

So Sony wins the format war and adds even more systems to find a cure for Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.

Heads up!

[texas booster]

Many thanks to EasySt for pointing this new software to us.

Please check to make sure that your systems are folding!

[texas booster]

Many thanks to EasySt for pointing out this new software to us.

Please check to make sure that your systems are folding!

[papasmurf]

When will they come out with a kernel upgrade for WFW 3.12, and a p-166 patch?

Thanks for the post, TB.

[Mad Dawg]

I had to quit folding at home. My Dell notebook just couldn’t handle it. It’s a 2005 confuser but it don’t got the stuff, evidently.

Also, out here in dial-up land, I wish I could schedule or control when data is exchanged. I’d set it up to do so during dinner, so as to tie up the phone and prevent political and charitable solicitations.

But as it is, it was just unworkable. Darn.

[Humble Servant]

Oh, I thought this was about the Antiwar Movement. Which way out of the dungeon?

[zeugma]

No linux update apparently.

oh well, I'm still having fun hanging out at #17 of Freeper Folders!

[dfwddr]

Thanks for the ping TB.

I just bought 2 new laptops, both duel core Turions. Does anybody have any suggestions applying these to folding? I never bothered reading any laptop info, as I never owned one until today. I’m runnin a duel on Viper, so setting up won’t be the problem, I think my concerns would be the health of the laptop. Where does sleeping and hibernating fit in?

Thanks for any and all help/suggestions.

[texas booster]

Folding@Home FAQ for new users:

What is Folding@Home? A Stanford University project to find out how proteins fold.

Why it's important: Proteins folding wrong causes all kinds of diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and forms of cancer. Folding@Home uses novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. Through Folding@home, scientists now have the horsepower to study the mechanics of protein folding. With its ability to share the workload among hundred of thousands of computers economically, Folding@home can help scientists understand how proteins snap, or don't, into their predestined shapes - and may help to explain the origins of diseases such as Alzheimer's and apparently unrelated diseases. We're fueling research that could end all that.

How does it work?: You download a safe, tested program (see link below) that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.

Is it safe? Yes! Folding@Home rarely effects computer performance in any way and won't compromise your privacy in any way. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.

How do I get started folding for Team FreeRepublic?:
1.) Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page (Folding@home Client Download). Type in your desired user-name.
2.) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for team FreeRepublic!
3.) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.

How can my computer help? Even if they were given exclusive access to all of the world's supercomputers, Stanford still wouldn't have as much processing power as they get from the supercluster of people's desktop systems Folding@home relies on. Modern supercomputers are essentially a cluster of hundreds of processors linked by fast networking. But Stanford needed the power of hundreds of thousands of processors, not just hundreds.

There's no reason to not get involved! It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger.

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List of Relevant Folding Links
Why Fold - Watch This !!

Another Folding Clip

The Inner Life of a Cell

Folding@home Client Download

FreeRepublic.com Folder Stats

Extreme Overclockers Stats for FreeRepublic

Another Stats Page

Folding@home New Forum

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Competition (Not!!) Dummies ..Daily Kos

Dummie Folding Threads #7 #8 #9#10#11 #12
Hey DUmmies, can't ya'll post a new thread at least once a year?

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Other Useful Stuff - Links

How much are those work units worth? And what are they?
All Projects Listed

Point Summary for Workunits

Stat Image Generator

Fahmon Third Party Monitoring Software

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Past FreeRepublic Folding threads

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[SunkenCiv]

:') Just a little fun...

[SunkenCiv]

There used to be a classic OS version for the Mac, any ideas?

[EasySt]

I've just passed 1 million points... ;-)

[walkerk]

Time for a new thread?