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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Originally posted by chasparham
I have 10 computers running 24/7 running Seti at Home. I turn the monitors off but never the computers. I re-boot tham all about once a week to clear all the caches.

Let me guess, are you a day trader?? I keep mine on and reboot after runner Adaware and deleting files and cookies ( weekly)
 
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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No day trader. I build computers and I run Seti at Home, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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i used to run that software, got the link from the art bell site, but after a few reformats i forgot to go get it again, is there stilla link to that there ?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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Originally posted by Opiewan
i used to run that software, got the link from the art bell site, but after a few reformats i forgot to go get it again, is there stilla link to that there ?
I listen to Art Bell and his replacement George every morning on the way to work. The link to the Seti web site is:

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
 
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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I shut it off....its too old and risks a fire...lol

I turn it on when I wake up, go downstairs and eat breakfast and watch about 1/2 hour of TV to wake up. Then I come back up here to use the bathroom and when I go into my room...its just about to load the screen that says "WINDOWS 98"

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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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OK, since no one has really asked yet...... what does a cold cathode light DO? It doesn't seem reasonable to me that it would COOL anything, even if it does burn cooler than a fluorescent light. "Burn" is the key word here.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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All the cold cathode light does is light up different colors. It just looks kinda cool in cases which have windows.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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a cold cathode is just a light that can be different colors, red, blue, green, and its cooler than other types of light.
heres my other website that i frequently visit other than fordtrucks. itll take you to the case mod gallery where you can see what other people have done to their computers(not 56K friendly)
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...threadid=29083

all my computers do the folding at home distributed computing project.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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some people just got too much free time, jezze some really impressive art there on that site, and my friends thought i was strage when i added an exra fan to my case. lol
 
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 02:46 PM
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I just uploaded the pics of a cold cathode. That is my computer BTW, the pics are old, but it still sorta looks the same. http://mistercmk.servehttp.com/compy/beast.html
 
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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Nice I reckon
To each their own.
I just wouldn't spend that much time on a computer case.
But, you prob wouldn't do some of the stuff I do
Looks very nice, must have had a lot of work in it.
Im not that patient
 
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 02:56 PM
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shut it off
 
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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I usually turn the laptop off, and leave the PC on.
 
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