Post #1540110
2026-04-22 14:02 UTC
@electron_greg @Robsonde @EdS
I also found the PDF of the original BASIC source code, a a Sharp PC-1350 program from 1996 put on the web in 2019 at https://albillo.hpcalc.org/programs/SHARP%20Program%20VA135%20-%20PC-1350%20Producing%20Digits%20of%20Pi%20one%20at%20a%20time.pdf
I had to adapt the code for Apple //e Enhanced (similar for Apple ][) as LEFT$ fails when M=0, and line 6 had to be split in order to display the correct result.
Blog post scheduled for 20270314 at https://wiert.wordpress.com/?p=196171 , but there is the code and screenshot:
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@wiert@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 14:05
@electron_greg @Robsonde @EdS Can't access my own Apple //e and Apple //c machines yet, but https://apple2ts.com/ runs at 1 Mhz with the code in the alt-text (and reply) taking 38 seconds.