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From: setiathome@ssl.berkeley.edu
Subject: SETI@home
With your help and the help of hundreds of thousands of other computer users like you, we increase the odds of detecting signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
SETI@home actually runs in two ways: The ÒapplicationÓ and the ÒscreensaverÓ. It can do its work in either of these modes: it downloads blocks of data from through the Internet, performs the number crunching on that data (looking for orderly patterns that might originate in outer space), returns the results, and gets another block of data. The application is represented by a green radio telescope icon in the Menu Bar (normally at the upper right of your screen). You can open the application window by selecting Launch from this icon.
The screensaver program runs when you havenÕt used your keyboard or mouse for a while. It displays color pictures showing the data analysis process. Normally the application processes data only when the screensaver is running. Optionally, you can have the application process data at any time by launching the application.