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From: southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Re: 30th Mersenne prime
Message-ID: <95@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 21:53:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: unc.95
Posted: Sat Sep 28 21:53:26 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 00:58:26 EDT
References: <30300001@waltz> <94@unc.unc.UUCP>
Reply-To: southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard)
Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <94@unc.unc.UUCP> southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard) writes:
>In article <30300001@waltz> dsouza@waltz writes:
>>
>>Today's Austin American Statesman reports that computer scientists have
>>"stumbled on" the largest prime number ever discovered, which is
>>2**216091 - 1. Which consists of 65050 digits and is the 30th Mersenne
>>prime.
>>
>I myself had discovered this prime long ago, using only my Apple ][ computer,
>a pencil, and 42 boxes of narrow-ruled paper.  I guess if I want any 
>recognition in this world I'd better start publishing my findings early....
>
>Scott Southard
>

Apparently some people took me seriously, which they wouldn't have if they
could see my apple ][ in action.  I was joking.  In any case, I will try
to restrict my somewhat limited wit to net.jokes from now on.  Please
accept my apologies.

Scott Southard