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Prime95 26

Prime95 26

...is not prime because it is divisible by 2 and 5. A Mersenne prime is a prime of the form 2P-1. The first Mersenne... Read more

16 April, 2012
Objective-C Programming 1.0.2

Objective-C Programming 1.0.2

...Properties- Protocols- Exception Handling- Reflection- Delegates- Multithreading- Introduction to the Apple Universe- Mersenne Twister- Fuzzy String- Simple OSX App- Simple iPhone App- iPhone Navigation Tab... Read more

1 February, 2012
Backgammon NJ 2.5.3

Backgammon NJ 2.5.3

...Customizable board design & checker colors High-res graphics for the Retina display Mersenne Twister algorithm for random number generation Doubling cube Single games or match... Read more

19 October, 2011
Backgammon NJ HD 2.5.2

Backgammon NJ HD 2.5.2

...4 skill levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert Customizable board design & checker colors Mersenne Twister algorithm for random number generation Doubling cube Single games or match... Read more

8 October, 2011
Factorizer 11.09

Factorizer 11.09

...the prime numbers in a range of numbers, to find Fermat and Mersenne primes less than 2,147,483,647, and to find the Palmen... Read more

29 August, 2011
Old Flute 1.5

Old Flute 1.5

...pocket the tablature of these former recorders : Virdung, Ganassi, Jambe de Fer, Mersenne, Bismantova, Agricola, Hotteterre, Carr and Blankenburg. Retina Display compatible Read more

9 August, 2011

Web cooperative unearths top prime number

...million digits, is the sixth so far uncovered by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS). Two years ago, the group discovered the previous record... Read more

3 December, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Distributed computing's prime moment

...he shares credit with others: George Woltman, who founded the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) and wrote the search software, and Entropia founder Scott... Read more

13 December, 2001 by Stephen Shankland
<endeca_term>Mersenne</endeca_term>! 1.0.0

Mersenne! 1.0.0

...re a math wiz? Just want to learn some prime numbers? Then Mersenne! is the game to play!Mersenne! provides endless hours of fun learning... Read more

20 February, 2010

Java gets new maths know-how

...new optimisation algorithms, support for curve fitting, new multistep integrators, and a Mersenne twister pseudo random number generator. The new release fixes flaws in previous... Read more

10 August, 2009 by Matthew Broersma

Distributed computing enjoys prime success

...time this year that a cooperative computing project called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has found a new largest prime. But like February... Read more

28 December, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Making charity safe for IT administrators

...TSSIT OPS-II, American DoD 5220-22.M, Gutmann, PRNG Stream, and Mersenne Twister. While most of these standards won't mean much to the... Read more

25 April, 2005 by Michael Mullins

Google uses toolbar to unlock genes

Google will let a few select surfers use its new toolbar software to link their unused processor power up to a supercomputing project. They'll take on genetic codes and other scientific problems Read more

25 March, 2002 by Stephen Shankland
Password Generator 2010 2.0.1000

Password Generator 2010 2.0.1000

...usernames you generate. Use various random number generators: Basic, Xor Shift 128, Mersenne Twister - MT19937, Additive Lagged Fibonacci - ALF, FIPS-140 compliant cryptographically strong RNG... Read more

6 April, 2010
Backgammon NJ Starter Edition 1.4.1

Backgammon NJ Starter Edition 1.4.1

...or Nackgammon 2 skill levels: Beginner, Intermediate Customizable board design & checker colors Mersenne Twister algorithm for random number generation Doubling cube Single games or match... Read more

24 March, 2010

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Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

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@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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