> >Using the GNU "bc" utility: > > > > $ bc -l > > bc 1.06 > > Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > > For details type `warranty'. > > scale = 3000 # number of output places wanted > > obase = 12 # output base > > print 4 * a(1) # pi = 4*arctan(1)
Wow! this got me the 3003 (changed from 3000) digits of pi to base 12 in 60.8 secs. No, I didn't count them yet, nor am I sure they're correct. But I'd bet on them..
Could someone remind me how to get the output of bc -l into a text file on Windows? (I've tried employing " > pi3003.txt" in various ways) OR, how to copy and paste from the command line window, or whatever that window is called? (Sorry for the OT question.)
BTW I found a nice set of SCO UNIX man pages at <http://www.rt.com/man/>.
Dick
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