premetheus1088 Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 This is a newb question....but what is a folding pc and all of that junk....lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 folding is virtaully folding cels and stuff... to find bad combinations which can harm the human body other people can expain it beter.. im not to clear too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_C Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 ok here we go Folding@home is a script that u install on ur computer that uses ur cpu at 100% cpu usage to process packets of information (WU's or work units) for Stanford University. its all based on protein folding and understanding why protien folding causes some diseases and finding cures for these diseases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalinepcs Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 and... a folding pc is a pc dedicated to folding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethedodobird Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 And the little spinning dna strand under some peoples names mean they run Folding@home on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_C Posted January 20, 2004 Posted January 20, 2004 And the little spinning dna strand under some peoples names mean they run Folding@home on a regular basis. not necessarily, i t means they've processed one WU and have been added to the OCC folding team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrusk Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 not necessarily, i t means they've processed one WU and have been added to the OCC folding team. well the way theyre suppose to do it is you get the strand when you fold regularly and they take it away when you stop folding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_C Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 well the way theyre suppose to do it is you get the strand when you fold regularly and they take it away when you stop folding. i stand corrected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IoDd64 Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 what do u mean by the protein? and in the computer? im really confused... do u get paid? lol j/w at first i though folding a computer meant that ur "running it at its Oced max" well destroying all the hardware, without physical contact with a hammer or something i dunno, just a 14 yr old with wild imagination Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_C Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 lol no there is no money abnd by protiens i mean protiens in ur body. Stanford University studies the protiens and how they work but they use your comptuer to study them. they send u stuff for ur computer to process. and yes its using ur computer at 100% cpu usage. but doesn't slow it down because its set as a low priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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