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From: quodling@bunyip.enet.dec.com
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Subject: Re: PI
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Date: 11 Dec 90 21:00:47 GMT
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In article <7063@aspect.UUCP>, dave@aspect.UUCP (Dave Corcoran) writes:
> printf("Hello world\n");
> 
> 
> Does anyone know to how many places has PI been calculated?
> 
> Does anyone know if this task is still being persued?
> -- 
> David Corcoran		      -@@
> uunet!aspect!dave	        ~
> In a society where anything goes eventually everything will.

IN excess of 33,000,000 places, as I recall, there are several different
algorithms that have been used. Most organizations that have been involved in
calulating pi, have given up through lack of interest and / or significant
return.

Send mail, if you want pointers to some of the more recent papers on
calculating pi. Actually, nothing significant has happened for a few years...



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