Joth Tupper wrote:
> The 386SX has no numeric co-processor (on-board CPU for 486 and up).
> If you installed a 387 co-processor, you might have some hope --
others know
> a ton more than I do.
>
> Without hardware level float point operations, I would exclude LL
tests from
> my experiments. In all honesty, it cannot hurt (much) to install a
version
> of the GIMPS
> software and try it out on small exponents.
>
> The problem is that a 20 Mhz 386 is loosely comparable to a 3 Mhz
P-II.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 11:58 AM
> Subject: Mersenne: 386SX
>
> > I just installed Slackware 7.0 on an old 386SX and I want it
> > to do distributed computing of some kind. However, the
> > lowest CPU mprime allows is a 486. What can I do?
> >
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It does have that co-processor, but mprime gave me an error message when
I
tried to select 486 (closest thing) @ 25 MHz. Another problem I have is
the
fact that it's not hooked up to the Internet. It has a network card and
a
modem, but I don't want to pay the University for another connection. I
should
do manual tests, which are ok for GIMPS, but I can't figure out how it's
accomplished with distributed.net projects.
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