Mersenne: Any Comments On The Significance For GIMPS Of The New "Kanpur" Primality Algorithm?

2002-08-10 Thread xqrpa
Referring to the work, recently in the news, of Mssrs. Manindra Agrawal, Neeraj Kayal and Nitin Saxena.   Thanks, Stefanovic  

Mersenne: More On The Kanpur Algorithm For Primality (NYT)

2002-08-09 Thread xqrpa
New Method Said to Solve Key Problem in MathBy SARA ROBINSON hree Indian computer scientists have solved a longstanding mathematics problem by devising a way for a computer to tell quickly and definitively whether a number is prime — that is, whether it is evenly divisible only by itself an

Mersenne: Prime Teaser

2002-08-09 Thread xqrpa
New Method to Elusive Math ProblemBy RAJESH MAHAPATRA.c The Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Indian computer scientists said Friday they have solved a mathematical problem that has eluded researchers for 2,200 years - and could be crucial in modern times in improving computer configu

Mersenne: GIMPS Top-Of-The-List In SciAm Article Sidebar

2002-02-16 Thread xqrpa
Everybody:   The sidebar should show up at:   http://www.sciam.com/2002/0302issue/0302andersonbox1.html   The main article on ISOS and WorldWide Computer should be at:   http://www.sciam.com/2002/0302issue/0302anderson.html   Best Wishes, Stefanovic

Re: Mersenne: Maybe the #######th Mersenne prime???!!!

2001-12-25 Thread xqrpa
Must be a simple matter by slightly modified mathematical induction, eh?   Chuss, Stefanovic - Original Message - From: Elias Daher To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 6:20 AM Subject: Mersenne: Maybe the ###th Mersenne prime???!!! H

Mersenne: Any News On Server Availability?

2001-09-09 Thread xqrpa
Server seems to be down now over 24 hours...   Or am I cruising a wormhole?   Best Wishes, Stefanovic

Re: Mersenne: scientific american

2001-07-22 Thread xqrpa
Article seems to detail tightly-coupled Beowulf clusters, not the sort of internet-linked distributed computing we are doing. Have I got the wrong article? I'm looking at: http://sciam.com/2001/0801issue/0801hargrove.html Best Wishes, Stefanovic - Original Message - From: Spike Jones

Re: Mersenne: Pentium 4 owners - pre-beta prime95 release available

2001-05-14 Thread xqrpa
Is ordinary factoring code also present ("Factor Only") and is there a corresponding speed-up? What a prospect: doing a 33M exponent L-L in about 60 days! Thanks And Best Wishes, Stefanovic xqrpasuper - Original Message - From: George Woltman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Mersenne: After A Complete Disk Failure, With No Restore,

2001-01-14 Thread xqrpa
To All, In Case This Has Happened To You:   Can I re-run Prime95Setup and specify my old machine name, or must I re-up with a new machine name, and transfer the old work to the new machine manually?  I know the latter works!   Best Wishes, Stefanovic

Mersenne: The P4: An Overclocking Guide

2000-12-20 Thread xqrpa
And to think 200 MHz used to seem fast...   See the following link for rich rewards:   http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=p4oc&page=1&mscssid=&tp=   Best Wishes, Stefanovic

Mersenne: Prime Real Estate: The AMD "Mustang" Core Will Do Even More

2000-12-09 Thread xqrpa
Bon Weekend To All!   With the American election yo-yo still in full career, and Prime95 optimizations for the P4 well in the works, a look at what AMD has in store for us may be of interest:   See   http://www.aceshardware.com/Spades/list_news.php?category=AMD for some light weekend reading...

Mersenne: P4 Overclocking Benchmarks And Much Else

2000-12-07 Thread xqrpa
To All:   An in-depth look at the P4 using ASUS P4T mobo, with overclocking to 1.7xy GHz, can be found at:   http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=asusp4t&page=1&mscssid=&tp=   Best Wishes, Stefanovic    

Mersenne: P4 Overclocking Benchmarks And Much Else

2000-12-07 Thread xqrpa
To All:   An in-depth look at the P4 using ASUS P4T mobo, with overclocking to 1.7xy GHz, can be found at:   http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=asusp4t&page=1&mscssid=&tp=   Best Wishes, Stefanovic

Re: Mersenne: P4 arrives!

2000-12-02 Thread xqrpa
Very discouraging at first blush. Could you give us a brief summary of the the recoding possibilities that might take adavntage of the new features? Seems a shame that the much improved P4 memory bandwidth serves for naught. The chip and the mobos listed seem outlandishly expensive, too. Double

Re: Mersenne: More on Compression

2000-11-28 Thread xqrpa
- Original Message - From: Stephan T. Lavavej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:06 PM Subject: Mersenne: More on Compression > > The P4 at 1.5 GHz is just the beginning of a sequence of ever faster > > processors which I think will dominate t

Re: Mersenne: P4 - a correction

2000-11-27 Thread xqrpa
The P4 at 1.5 GHz is just the beginning of a sequence of ever faster processors which I think will dominate the market for a long time to come, and, yes, with RDRAM giving much improved memory performance, which should give Prime95 a real kick. A review of the chip from this perspective can be fo

Mersenne: Prime Time: L-L Test Doesn't Exist?

2000-11-12 Thread xqrpa
To All:   In case you missed the article "Prime Time" in New Scientist, the URL is:   https://www.newscientist.com/features/features.jsp?id=ns226444   The author goes on to write:   "Even so, it is mathematics that will gain the most. "Right now, when we tackle problems without knowing the tr

Re: Mersenne: Slow iterations

2000-10-09 Thread xqrpa
To The Base:   Some time ago I posted the following, which may still be of use to those who have joined since:   I am assuming you are using W95/98/ME.Apologies if this is redundant -- I never saw it go through to "base."Regarding creeping slowdown of Prime95:Here is a strategy:  first use a

Mersenne: The Ultimate Factoring Laptop, Boltzmasnn's Headstone, And Getting It All Done By The Next Mersennium

2000-08-31 Thread xqrpa
Have we got number-cruncher to look forward to! For the Millennial Meanest Machine, see:   http://www.newscientist.com/features/features.jsp?id=ns225415   Best Wishes, Stefanovic  

Re: Mersenne: Re: Top Producers

2000-08-22 Thread xqrpa
- Original Message - From: Eric Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gordon spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 3:01 PM Subject: Re: Mersenne: Re: Top Producers > Gordon Spence wrote: > >I went to check my account just on the entropia web-sites > >i

Mersenne: W95/98 Prime95 Slowdown: Analysis Tools -- Resent Because Of Possible Internal Errors

2000-08-21 Thread xqrpa
Apologies if this is redundant -- I never saw it go through to "base."   Regarding creeping slowdown of Prime95:   Here is a strategy:  first use a "process display" program like  ProcessViewer 200" to look at the processes running along with Prime95.CTRL-ALT-DEL will show some, but not all o

Mersenne: AMD vs. Intel: GiggleHurts Goliaths Duke It Out

2000-08-18 Thread xqrpa
Weekend Thrilla:   Both chips OC nicely to 1.1 GHz, and the in-depth lowdown can be enjoyed at:   http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=1ghzshootout2&page=1   Although not mentioned, Prime95 is the torture-tester used when the gamers take a break.   Bon Weekend, Stefanovic

Mersenne: Final Fix For Prime95 On The Compaq Presario 7998

2000-08-17 Thread xqrpa
For The Compaq Ath(lon)ete:   In a couple of previous emails, I mentioned the slowdown of the (Athlon) Compaq Presario 7998 in factoring and other Prime95 computations.  The parasitic process, if that is what it was, never showed up on my PV 2000 list of contendahs, but did go away briefly when