> According to the "Where is the next larger Mersenne prime?" page --
> http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/notes/faq/NextMersenne.html the
> Wagstaff conjecture suggests a slope of 3/2, which I believe wouldn't look
> so bad.
No. Wagstaff's conjecture predicts a slope of around 1.47, (2^exp(-Gamma)).
> I would really like to try your calculations myself, but I haven't seen my
> graphing calculator for a while, I'm not sure it'd work, and I'd prefer to
> use the power of my computer. Can anybody suggest any programs ?
> Preferably for Linux, even though that would mean I'd have to wait to get
> my Linux drive back.
GNU plot (I've never had a need to use it, but I've heard good things about it).
I know that it comes with Redhat and Debian.
-Lucas
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