On 15 Dec 00, at 9:00, Richard J. Otter wrote:
> I haven't seen any news posted on the mersenne.org home page lately.
>
Presumably because nothing especially significant has happened?
> I'm wondering about the status of the project. Are we running out of
> steam?
>
No, judging by the rate at which completed tests are being submitted
to PrimeNet :)
> I I alone in feeling a bit discouraged about finding another mersenne
> prime soon?
Finding another prime is probably just about due on a statistical
basis ... but we might or might not be lucky, it could possibly be
several years before another is found.
The one thing that is certain is that, if effort is withdrawn,
finding that next prime will be delayed!
Regards
Brian Beesley
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