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From: gary@ncar.ucar.EDU (Gary Strand)
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Subject: RE: PI
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Date: 14 Dec 90 18:24:24 GMT
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> "brian" (brpleshek@miavx0.ham.muohio.edu)

> DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ALGORITHEM TO CALCULATE PI TO THE NTH DECIMAL

  Unless you've got a Cray and some very sophisticated algorithms, I don't
  think you would get past the accuracy of your machine, in a timely fashion.
-- 
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