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#1 2003-09-02 2:30 am
- Lee_Roy
- The corner! Why didn't I think of that.
- From: Omicron Persei VIII
- Registered: 2001-06-12
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Is seti@home gonna soak up all my download limit?
I've never had seti@home installed so I'm wondering if the program is gonna soak up all my download and upload bandwidth limit from my service provider. I have Cable internet. Are these files small or huge? I have an iMac 500 G3. If it is gonna soak it up then I will uninstall it. Thanks for your help
MacBook 2.0 GHz Black, 2 Gigs of RAM, 320 Gig HD, Superdrive
iBook 12" 1.33 G4, 1.5 Gigs of RAM, 60 Gig HD, DVD/CD-RW
PS3 80 Gig MGS4 Limited Edition
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#2 2003-09-02 2:32 am
- benightedbastard
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Re: Is seti@home gonna soak up all my download limit?
Unless it's changed dramatically in the last year or you have one mean mother of a render farm, the downloads are negligible.
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#3 2003-09-02 3:10 am
- Blaze
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Re: Is seti@home gonna soak up all my download limit?
I think it's about 300k per cycle. And it looks like your machine will only be able to handle 1 data set/24 hours.
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#4 2003-09-03 6:04 pm
- dv
- Negusa Negest
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Re: Is seti@home gonna soak up all my download limit?
So, no, it won't eat your bandwidth... and you don't have to have the computer online when you're doing it, either.
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#5 2003-09-04 12:05 am
- Lee_Roy
- The corner! Why didn't I think of that.
- From: Omicron Persei VIII
- Registered: 2001-06-12
- Posts: 541
Re: Is seti@home gonna soak up all my download limit?
Thanks guys I thought it wouldn't be a problem since people are still doing it
MacBook 2.0 GHz Black, 2 Gigs of RAM, 320 Gig HD, Superdrive
iBook 12" 1.33 G4, 1.5 Gigs of RAM, 60 Gig HD, DVD/CD-RW
PS3 80 Gig MGS4 Limited Edition
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