Its difficult to write an Epinion when some others already did before you. They explained the program and the pro's (I love feeling useful while playing behind my puter). So I past some info from the help file that came with the program.

"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. This Help File explains how SETI@home works, how to alter its settings, or how to remove it from your computer.

SETI@home actually consists of two parts: an "application" and a "screensaver". The application does all the work: it downloads blocks of data through the Internet, performs the number crunching on that data (looking for orderly patterns that might be artificial), returns the results, and gets another block of data. The application is represented by a green radio telescope icon in the System Tray (normally at
the lower right of your screen). You can open the applica-
tion window by double-clicking on this icon.

The screensaver program runs when you haven't 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 all the time."

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