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From: ahill@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Andy Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.compression
Subject: Re: Re: IP gnitaluclaC rof margorP (Was Re: Program for Calculating PI)
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Date: 8 Apr 91 18:26:50 GMT
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> BTW, I _do_ think this whole PI / e thread of discussion is interesting, but
> would some clever person try and relate it to data compression? :)
>

Certainly.  I would like to compute PI to one billion decimal places on my
Apple IIe, and then store it on a single floppy, so that I can sneakernet it
to my friend's Cray MP to compare results.  In order to do so, I need to
have really excellent data compression.

Do I win a prize????

BTW, since this IS comp.compression, have any of you come up with a reasonable
approach to time compression?  I'd sort of like to be alive when the
computation finishes...

           Andy
           ( :-) ,for the VERY humor challenged...)