Mersenne: Re: Mersenne Digest V1 #808: Re: GIMPS in the News

2001-01-22 Thread Waclaw W. Psiurski
In Mersenne Digest Number 808 on Sunday, January 14 2001 Nathan Russell wrote on Mon, 08 Jan 2001 > (...) > > While I think that's a tad too much criticism directed at a > non-technical, local newspaper, and I know newspapers very rarely > print any more than a retraction of 3 or 4 lines in an

Re: Mersenne: GIMPS slowdown due to California power problems?

2001-01-22 Thread Chip Lynch
Well, I know it cost me a solid couple of days processing time for GIMPS. My apartment was apparently blacked out briefly while I was at work, and I've been turning my computers off in the evening to conserve, when normally they'd be on. The blackouts themselves have been brief, but they have hap

Mersenne Digest V1 #810

2001-01-22 Thread Mersenne Digest
Mersenne DigestMonday, January 22 2001Volume 01 : Number 810 -- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:11:21 + (GMT) From: Russel Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mersenne: GIMPS slowdown due to California power pr

Re: Mersenne: GIMPS slowdown due to California power problems?

2001-01-22 Thread Mrkshyper
I live in Southern California, and no blackouts have come out, yet. Everyone's been reporting that the main problem is in Northern California, San Francisco especially.  San Diego Area has a good amount of power plants.   Still, the people in California should, for the sake of fellow Californians