Editing Google Toolbar (section)

== Google Compute ==
'''Google Compute''' was a separately [[downloadable]] add-on for the Google Toolbar which utilized the user's computer to help the [[Folding@home]] [[distributed computing]] project, which studies disease-relevant [[protein folding]] and other [[molecular dynamics]]. It was founded in March 2002 by Google co-founder [[Sergey Brin]]. Functionally, it downloaded a small packet of work, performed calculations on it, and uploaded it back to [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-867091.html | title = Google takes on supercomputing | date = March 22, 2002 | publisher = CNet News | first = Stephen | last = Shankland}}</ref> Although it was limited in functionality and scope, it increased Folding@home's participation from 10,000 up to about 30,000 active CPUs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://castroller.com/Podcasts/FuturesInBiotech/249153 |title=Futures in Biotech 27: Folding@home at 1.3 Petaflops |format=Interview, webcast |date=2007-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129214623/http://castroller.com/Podcasts/FuturesInBiotech/249153 |archive-date=November 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The program ended in October 2005 in favor of the project's official clients, and is no longer available for the Toolbar.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1028770683&postcount=4 | title = Google is after your CPU cycles | author = ChelseaOilman | date = 2005-12-30 | access-date = 2011-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://toolbar.google.com/dc/offerdc.html/ |title=Your computer's idle time is too precious to waste |website=toolbar.google.com |year=2007 |access-date=2011-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611153319/http://toolbar.google.com/dc/offerdc.html/ |archive-date=June 11, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>