SETI at home--FAST on Intel MacBook

Folks, I've been running SETI@Home for years on my Macs and PCs. For the past couple of weeks, I have using the Universal version (BoincManager 5.49) on my MacBook, in the background.
This thing is fast. BoincManager treats the Intel Core Duo CPU setup as two separate computers. Each one of these is amazingly faster than either my Dell P4 Tower or my G4 Tower.
And, oh yes, when SETI kicks in, and both of those CPUs are cranked up, things heat up in a hurry. But the computer doesn't bog down, slow down.
If you are into the SETI project, and other similiar projects, this UNIVERSAL build is simply amazing.

I don't worry about the heat. I just use the computer. The CPU is going to throttle back if programming cycles / interrupts cause thermal events. There are plenty of sensors to determine this.
However, the BOINC settings do allow you to throttle back the CPU use.
Also, settings allow you to have the project stop as soon as you touch a keyboard or mouse / pad. After a timed duration, it will resume.

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