You could also become a Borg and join Team AnandTech automatically, as well as the awesome force known as The Collective, getting a cool Borg icon in the process.
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Here's a step-by-step walkthrough of the easiest way to become a Borg. Just follow these instructions to the letter and joining Team Anandtech will be smooth as silk.
Here's what I suggest:
All you need do is go to
this page and download one of the TA Cube specific client disks. I would recommand the dialup version (upper left corner) because it also works on broadband connections and simply fetches bigger blocks in case you go away for a few days, plus it has connection detect enabled in case you do get disconnected.
Simply download it. Extract the download directly to a floppy, not to a directory on a floppy. From Windows, explore the floppy and double-click on setup. If you chose the standard (visible) version, that's all you need to do for the client to start. If you chose the service (hidden) version, you need to reboot for it to start a first time. The next time you get connected, the client will fetch 2000 work units to crunch and start crunching. That buffer is enough for 3-4 days between connects. The client fetches and flushes blocks automatically when you're connected.
The TA Cube specific disk is entirely preconfigured. Your blocks are automatically credited to TA Cube (The BORG!) and therefore to Team Anandtech. Nothing to enter. The client adds nothing except the position & size of its window to the registry, so uninstalling it is as simple as deleting the rc5 folder.
If you install the client on any other machine, please make sure that you have permission.
If you do decide to install the TA Cube specific client, I will need you to confirm your cpu type and MHz.
Hoping this makes things easier for you.
