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24-06-2008 12:45 AM
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So far there are 400000 members worldwide. Software can be downloaded for Windows Linux and the Mac. It runs low priority, can be setup to use the cpu and network at times that suit you. Once setup with network access operation can require little or no intervention.
Everything you need to know and download is at www.wcgrid.org . There is a forum inhabited by Community Advisors who have been there for years! And the jokes thread is not bad.

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29-06-2008 7:50 PM
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29-06-2008 7:54 PM
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29-06-2008 8:01 PM
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29-06-2008 8:04 PM
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b. did it before for some other scheme [cannot remember what is was] and had lots of strange messages on computer - and slowed down connection [which is already slow]
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29-06-2008 8:23 PM
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As for bandwidth usage, whilst I would not recommend contributing via dialup connection, I was able to for a year - just to give you some idea. Basically workunits are downloaded and results uploaded every 8 to 100 hours depending on the project, and each workunit size - depending on project - varies between under a megabyte to 9Mb. The first time you introduce your machine to a new project there may be a bit more to upload.

BTW the clean(ish) jokes are here;- http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=13032 at least for the moment. You have to read a lot before you find a real gem, but there are one or two.
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29-06-2008 10:07 PM
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01-07-2008 3:20 PM
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01-07-2008 4:36 PM
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Realised that one of the cores on my dual-core PC does virtually nothing - so I've limited it to use 1 CPU.
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