Date   : Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:32:10 +0100
From   : "Tim Matthews" <tim.matthews@...>
Subject: Re: Quick to BBC

> 
> 10 MODE 7

hehe. my favourite way to start a program!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] 
> On Behalf Of Richard Gellman
> Sent: 05 April 2005 15:45
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Quick to BBC
> 
> 
> 10 MODE 7
> 20 REM Starting factor is 2
> 30 pi = 2
> 40 FOR I%=2 to 50000000 STEP 2
> 50 pi = pi * i * i / ((i -1 ) * (i+1))
> 60 NEXT
> 70 PRINT "Pi is approximately: ";pi'
> 80 REM the next line is redundant
> 90 END
> 
> Not a lot different really :P
> 
> -- Richard
> 
> Tom Drage wrote:
> 
> >This is a program someone wrote for QuickBasic.
> >
> >
> >DEFDBL A-Z
> >Pi = 2  'Starting factor 
> >FOR i = 2 TO 5000000 STEP 2 
> >    Pi = Pi * i * i / ((i - 1) * (i + 1)) 
> >NEXT 
> >PRINT "Pi is approximately:"; Pi 
> >END  
> >
> >
> >Would it be possible to convert that to BBC?
> >
> >Thanks, Tom.
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 

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