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It's science fiction/science fact. You may have heard of 'SETI' which is the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, well, BOINC is going a bit beyond that since the launch of the Space Telescope 'Hubble'. There are Black Holes out in space and the NSF (National Science Foundation) is interested in learning more about them. They funded the writing of a software program called 'BOINC' which is used to analyze data collected by the SETI radio telescope.

The exciting part is that YOU can participate in this project. There is no cost to join. I have founded a Team called CHICOPEE which is actively crunching this data and reporting the results back to the labs at the University of California at Berkeley and other project locations around the world.
All you need to do is the following:

1. Download the BOINC Software and install it on your computer.

2.Think up a really neat name for your computer. You can use your nickname, your company name or something that no one else has chosen.

3.Register at the BOINC site (shown at the right) and join the CHICOPEE Team. You can see how we or your computer is doing (check out the links to the right).

4.After you Join, We will contact you by E-Mail in case you need help and you will know how to contact us.

View Earth from Space

Astronomy Picture of the day

BOINC Frequently asked Questions

1. Get your BOINC Software and sign up.

2. Retain your Account Number!

3. Join Team Chicopee

Join our any of our Teams
Info is below

More information about SETI

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That's it. The neat part is that when you are not using your computer, it will work on the Seti project. It never uses more than 50% of your processing power and when it's sees you come back it stops working on the project and you get 100% or your computer back. They also have a really neat screensaver and wallpaper you can download if you wish.

Now how many can claim to be working on the NSF Seti Project? Or say that they are a member of Team Chicopee. Get started today, we are competing against other teams worldwide, and CHICOPEE is on the map.

In the future, the BOINC software will be used for other projects, like Cancer and other medical research. You will be able to specify what percentage of your computers idle time goes to various research projects.

We are excited about this concept and simply say "It's good science and it's a good race".

There is NOW a 2nd Application which can use BOINC
Searching for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. 
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

There is NOW a 3rd Application which can use BOINC
to address critical biomedical questions of protein-related diseases. 
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

If you have the Boinc software already running the Any Project or Seti Project or both and want to also run Predictor simultaneously, apply for a 3nd account number from the Scripps Research Institute below: Note you must have 720meg available RAM memory to run these workunits.

BOINC Frequently asked Questions

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join Predictor and get your account number for Team Chicopee.

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well. 

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://predictor.scripps.edu/
              and then type your new account number into the other box.

You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 4th Application which can use BOINC
to perform simulations with photons in the CERN particle Accelerator. 
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

BOINC Frequently asked Questions

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join LHC@home and get your account number for Team Chicopee.

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://lhcathome.cern.ch

              and then type your new account number into the other box.
                    You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 5th Application which can use BOINC
to perform simulations with Climate Prediction. 
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

BOINC Frequently asked Questions

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join ClimatePrediction@home and get your account number

Step#2 - Retain this account number as well.

Step#3 - Join the Chicopee ClimatePrediction@home Team

Step#4 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://climateprediction.net
           and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 6th Application which can use BOINC
Pirates@Home is a BACK & ACTIVE AGAIN.

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join Pirates@home and get your account number for Team Chicopee.

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://pirates.spy-hill.net/
          and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 7th Application which can use BOINC.
Einstein@home is a project that uses your computer's idle time to search for spinning neutron stars
 (also called pulsars) using data from the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors.

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join Einstein@home and get your account number for Team Chicopee.

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu
          and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

You must be using Boinc 5.2.6 or greater to run this project - min Ram Memory required is 100meg

There is NOW a 8th Application which can use BOINC
BURP aims to develop a publicly distributed system for rendering 3D animations.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

BOINC Frequently asked Questions

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Join BURP and get your account number

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Join the Chicopee BURP Team

Step#4 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://burp.boinc.dk
          and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project

There is NOW a 9th Application which can use BOINC
Lattice aims to develop a publicly distributed system for Protein Research.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

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BOINC Frequently asked Questions

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Get your account number and Join the Chicopee Lattice Team

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
              Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
              Type into the URL: http://lattice.umiacs.umd.edu/boinc_public/
         and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 10th Application which can use BOINC
Orbit@home aims to develop a publicly distributed system
 for Science related to Minor Planets in the Solar System.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

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Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Get your account number and Join the Chicopee Orbit Team

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://orbit.psi.edu/
            and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 11th Application which can use BOINC
Sztaki Desktop Grid aims to develop a publicly distributed system
 for Science related to Binary Number Systems.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Initial Step - Download & Install Boinc

Step #1 - Get your account number and Join the Chicopee Sztaki Team

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu/szdg

            and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

This website temporarly is using the Hungarian Language the signup form is just like all the other sites.
You enter your Name, E-mail Address, Country and Postal or Zip code. Thats it.

There is NOW a 12th Application which can use BOINC
XtremLab is a BOINC project for measuring resources available on personal computers
 involved in grid computing. This measures will be used to improve grid's efficiency.
 We currently support Linux and most Windows versions (but not Windows ME or 9*).
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.
 

Step #1 - Get your account number and Join the Chicopee XtremLab Team

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://xw01.lri.fr:4320/

            and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 13th Application which can use BOINC
Rosetta@home is a scientific research project that uses
 internet-connected computers to predict and design protein
 structures, and protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step#2 - Retain this  account number as well.

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Settings' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/

            and then type your new account number into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 14th Application which will use BOINC
The windows client is a grid client. Linux uses Boinc Already.
WorldCommunityGrid is a scientific research project that uses
 internet-connected computers to predict protein structures.
WCG is also the FightAids@home project and is beginning
to work to fight the scourge of H.I.V. using the Boinc Platform.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 -  Join the Chicopee WCG Team by pressing the "Join this Team" Button

This project does analysis on proteins which are a part of the human genome.
It is as important as Rosetta or Predictor to Biology but different in what they
are doing with these folding structures. The website explains this much better
than I could ever hope to do so. This client does work nicely in parallel with
the Boinc client and you can be doing both at once.

This is also the FightAids@home project now. Both Windows users and Linux
can use the Boinc platform by signing up for linux (Then click the step#1)  above
and strike a blow against H.I.V. on this good Earth.

 You are finished and will begin analysis for the project immediately.

There is NOW a 15th Application which uses BOINC
Currently in Alpha and only for the windows client
The µFluids project is a massively distributed computer simulation
of two-phase fluid behavior in microgravity and microfluidics problems.
Our goal is to design better satellite propellant management devices
and address two-phase flow in microchannel and MEMS devices.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee uFluids Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Projects' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://www.uFluids.net
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 16th Application which uses BOINC
The PrimeGrid project is is currently under development,
 as is PerlBOINC. PrimeGrid is a project for factoring the
 number in the RSA Factoring Challenge, and also to test PerlBOINC.
PerlBOINC is an attempt to implement BOINC system in Perl programming language.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Projects' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://www.primegrid.com
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 17th Application which uses BOINC
SIMAP is a database of protein similarities.
 It contains about all currently published protein sequences and is continuously updated.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Simap Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Projects' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the URL: http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/

             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

If you get errors (workunit finishes immediately) you will need to go into your "\program files\boinc" folder and locate a file named
zlib1.dll then highlight that file and COPY it to your "\program files\boinc\projects\boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de_boincsimap" folder. Verify
that this file is now in both folders. Also be sure that you are using Boinc 5.2.13 as your client program.

There is NOW a 18th Application which uses BOINC
QMC involves molecular structure.
 The solving of approximated quantum chemical equations for real life systems.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee QMC Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://qah.uni-muenster.de
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 19th Application which uses BOINC
MalariaControl involves stochastic modeling of the clinical epidemiology
 and natural history of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://www.malariacontrol.net
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 20th Application which uses BOINC
"TANPAKU" is aiming to predict protein structures with the help of your comutational resources.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Tanpaku Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://issofty17.is.noda.tus.ac.jp
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 21st Application which uses BOINC
The Rectilinear Crossing Number Project
Many questions in computational and combinatorial geometry
 are based on finite sets of points in the Euclidean plane.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Rectilinear Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://dist.ist.tugraz.at/cape5/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 22nd Application which uses BOINC
Project HashClash is intended as cryptographic research only.
They intend to clarify the nature of the vulnerabilities in
 applications of MD5 that have been opened up by the
 collision finding methods of Wang et al. At a later stage
 they also intend to work on collision-finding for SHA-1.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee HashClash Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://boinc.banaan.org/hashclash/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 23rd Application which uses BOINC
Chess960 is an Alpha Project to advance the art of
Chess in the variant method 960 presented.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Chess960 Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://www.chess960athome.org/alpha/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 24th Application which uses BOINC
VTU@home is an Alpha Project to work with Prime Numbers
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee VTU@home Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://boinc.vtu.lt/vtuathome/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 25th Application which uses BOINC
Riesel Sieve is currently under development, as is PerlBOINC.
PerlBOINC is an attempt to implement the BOINC server system in Perl programming language.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee RieselSieve Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 26th Application which uses BOINC
The Seti Beta/Astropulse Project searchs for Black Holes in space and was the original
project funded by the National Science Foundation. It is now back again in a new form.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee SetiBeta Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 27th Application which uses BOINC
Molecular Magnetism: Controlled Nanoscale Magnetism
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Spinhenge Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 28th Application which uses BOINC
Neuron: A Project intended to improve Boinc itself.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Neuron Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://neuron.mine.nu/neuron/
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.

There is NOW a 29th Application which uses BOINC
Proteins: You will contribute to a better understanding
 of many diseases and pathologies, and to
 progress in both medecine and technology.
 Proteins@Home is not for profit.
We have also formed a Team CHICOPEE for that as well.

Step #1 - Join the Chicopee Protein Team

Step#2 - Remember your Password

Step#3 - Double click on the Boinc Icon (down near your computer clock).
               Click on the 'Tools' pulldown menu and choose 'Attach to Project'.
               Type into the Project Address: http://biology.polytechnique.fr/proteinsathome
             and then type your e-mail address and password into the other box.
               You are finished and will receive work units (WU's) to analyze for the project.