> Hmmmm, is it me, or is this FAQ looking somewhat out of date? I think it
> might be worth contacting Alex on a more "official" basis about the
> Mersenne entries, it wouldn't hurt to get a bit more GIMPS weight behind
> the brief mention in the sci.math FAQ. On the other hand, it perhaps goes
> to show how much attention is paid to the FAQ anyway, the data does have
> a rather *aged* hint about it... much water has flowed under the bridge
> since 2^2976221-1.
What an odd coincidence! I just posted on sci.math yesterday complaining
about this. No responses yet.
Maybe if George (or me, as I might be more sympathetic, knowing what it's
like to not want to update the FAQ) sent an email, then we could start
to run this section of the sci.math FAQ (as long as it doesn't get too
out of control).
>> The largest known non-Mersenne prime...
> Hmmm, I think I might be personally offended by this one! The Amdahl Six
> record hasn't been there for a while... in fact, it's no longer even in the
> top 20.
Yes, I should say so! Perhaps Chris Caldwell could keep this part of the
FAQ up to date.
-Lucas
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