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Popularity:
#4 in Screensavers (out of 5349 products)
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
483,121
- Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
April 07, 2003
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Publisher's description of SETI@home 3.08
From Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home:SETI@home is a scientific experiment that harnesses the power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running this screensaver, which downloads and analyzes radio-telescope data. There's a small but captivating possibility that your computer will detect the faint murmur of a civilization beyond Earth.
Editor's review of SETI@home 3.08
5.0 stars
- "Search for extraterrestrial intelligence"
The analysis of the data results in a colorful readout on your desktop, with graphs as well as status displays of your computer's part in the project. The graphics don't move, so you might want to set your monitor to power down after a certain amount of time. The allure, of course, is that your computer may be the one to finally make contact with other life forms. Whether the project succeeds or not, this screensaver provides some nice-looking graphics, a way to get involved in science, and a great conversation starter when others look at your desktop.
User reviews of SETI@home 3.08
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 115 votes
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: SETI@home 3.08
Pros: It is neat looking, doesn't affect computer speed.
Cons: None Yet...
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: SETI@home 3.08
"One small Help for science and mankind that everyone can do"
Summary: This is a very clean no hassle way for the average person to help science out by joining this network of seti users. In the age where desktop computers are ever increasing in power and the normal user doesn't even use a fraction of the computers co... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: SETI@home 3.08
"The most useful screensaver there is"
Pros: Seti@home is easy to use, saves your screen and works for SETI as well! I like helping to find alien signals rather than watching fish float by. Highly recommend it!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: SETI@home 3.08
Summary: Make sure you know what you are downloading. This is not just a screen saver! It is supposed to make your CPU hot, it is using all of your extra CPU power when the screen saver is on, that means 100% constantly, and it will create heat. I have be... read more >>
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Version: SETI@home 3.08
Summary: just do the math it's not very likely to find anything but it might help outer ways
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