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Re: mma big bad bug

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From: Carsten Schultz
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 17:26
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In article <1993Jan5.145612.11165@Arco.COM> jrowney@arco.com writes:
> In article <15326.2b48512a@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>
> vandesande@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
> >
> >Here is a bizzarre mma bug.  Try entering:
> >
> >Pi*Sqrt[Pi]/(2*3*Sqrt[2])
> >
> >This is very bad.  If anyone knows what is going on,
> >I would like to hear from them.
> >
> >Brett
> >
> 
> Quite bizarre -- Mathematica just seems to stop dead in its tracks!
> 
> Mac IIfx, MMA 2.102
> 
Let's say it like its is.

Mathematica 2.0 for NeXT
Copyright 1988-91 Wolfram Research, Inc.
 -- NeXT graphics initialized -- 

In[1]:= Pi*Sqrt[Pi]/(2*3*Sqrt[2])

$IterationLimit::itlim: Iteration limit of 4096 exceeded.

                    3
                  Pi
             Sqrt[---]
                   8
Out[1]= Hold[---------]
                 3




Same thing with Mma 2.1. Well, at least the result is correct :-)

Carsten
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