With the public beta release of the v6.22 SMP client, we encourage all our beta users to upgrade to that client. However, since the 5.91/5.92 beta expiration date is rapidly approaching, we have decided to extend those clients to allow users more time to upgrade (and to give us a little more time to work out the issues that invariably come up during public beta testing). Testing always uncovers bugs, which is why we do it.
So...
Drop-in binary replacements for 5.91 and 5.92 beta clients are available at:
http://www.stanford.edu/~kasson/folding ... MP-591.exe
http://www.stanford.edu/~kasson/folding ... MP-592.exe
These expire on 11-02-2008. However, 5.91/5.92 lack necessary features to support the new SMP cores we have in development. Depending on the core release and migration schedule, SMP A1 work units may not be available for the entirety of this three-month period. The extension of 5.91/5.92 is intended to ease the transition process to 6.22 rather than replace it entirely.
Thanks for testing!
As in the use of any beta software, please make sure to back up your hard drive before installing. DO NOT not run a beta client if you or your machines cannot tolerate even the slightest instability or problems. Beta clients and servers performance may vary significantly from standard FAH clients during the development process, including but not limited to work unit shortages, server downtime for upgrades, and Points Per Day that differs a little or a lot from the developmental benchmark level.
Finally, note that while the points per day for these clients are higher than the classic client, they can require a lot more maintenance due to their experimental or beta nature. If you would prefer to have a client which runs as smoothly as possible, we suggest you run our main client, not a high performance client. If you run a high performance client, expect a much more complex experience and much more work to keep the client running (which is compensated by extra points per day).