On Sun, Oct 10, 1999 at 03:13:28AM +0100, Ian L McLoughlin wrote:
>It suddenly links up to the server and downloads new exponens....I am sure
>testing LL 9xxxxxx is enough on a cyrix....its my baby!
You shouldn't run LL tests on a Cyrix -- factoring will utilize your CPU
much better (since Cyrixes are so bad at LL testing.). But you probably
know that already.
>Surely the EXE. file (Red) is the one.......I now after grappling with
>shortcuts and supplanting various files blah blah cant download any work
>that I have managed to salvage from an exponent I have been testing for over
>4 months...
Could you please be a bit more specific here?
Is your problem that the p-file no longer is usable? Did you extract v19
into a new directory, or the same as v18?
>Very dissappointed at the supplementation and interface....
The GIMPS software was never designed to be user-friendly -- it was designed
to be fast. If that doesn't suit you (and it doesn't suit many people), you
are entirely free to choose a different project.
>O.K. I downloaded it...Version 19 is no faster than 18
That would probably be because you're using a Cyrix CPU. If you had had a
Pentium (or a Pentium Pro/II/III), you would definitely have noticed a
difference :-)
>There is a problem with Maths/Computer buffs...they assume to much...!! Some
>off us might want to contribute but wading through .txt files isnt it???!!
Now what is wrong with .txt files?
>I will have to be off to see what is in certian folders,DOS files.....
Prime95 installs everything in one folder, only. DOS files? I don't think
DOS files are any different from the `normal' files, if there is such a
thing.
>FOR GOD SAKE GIVE ME A USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE, PROPER HELP MENU....
>AHHHHHH....
If you want a help interface, why don't you go off writing one yourself?
Do the community a service, and never let anybody have to search the text-
files again...
Sure, we could use a help file, but most users seems to be perfectly well
off without. It is wise to read most of the documentation anyway.
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