Re: [FWP] Ackerman

[Christer Ekholm <chrekh@chello.se>]

csaba.raduly@sophos.com writes:

> 
> This script computes the Ackerman function, The Most Fiendishly Recursive
> Function Known To Man (tm).
> 
> Perl 5.6.0 for OS/2 ran overnight until it couldn't allocate any more
> memory (used up ~200 megs).
> ActiveState Perl (build 613) on NT crashed :-( GPF )-:
> Linux and FreeBSD are still running as I write this (Load 1.00 1.00 1.00 :
> -)
> 
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Is Ackermann's function useful for anything?


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