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Re: Computing PI:

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From: T.R.Hopkins
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:00
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In article <BuHCqL.AGC@acsu.buffalo.edu> isaman@acsu.buffalo.edu (Fredric A. Isaman) writes:
>I know some have asked for programs to generate pi.  I was wondering
>if anyone knows where I could get a file containing pi out a few thousand
>places without having to compute them myself?  Many thanks.

The first 100000 digits are ftp'able from unix.hensa.ac.uk the required file
is

pub/netlib/pub/misc/pi

Tim
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From: trh@ukc.ac.uk (T.R.Hopkins)
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Subject: Re: Computing PI:
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Date: 14 Sep 92 15:00:31 GMT
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