Pi Calc v1

Posted Jul 24, 2007 at 2:55AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Homebrew Applications Tags: Sony
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Pi! - Image 1We'd love to insert a joke about eating pie here, but then that doesn't really do justice to the awesomeness of this little useful application. Homebrew coder Art has created Pi Calc version 1, an application that calculates Pi for users, up to 30,000 digits of Pi to be exact.

As Art explains in his readme, there are a couple of reasons for wanting to know the value of Pi:

One is a benchmark, or speed test when running the same program across different platforms. Another is to generate seemingly random numbers, or seeds for algorithms that produce pseudo random numbers. Another reason is just for fun!


Instructions on installing and using Pi Calc version 1 can be found in the included readme, which you would do well to read. Definitely useful for class, or if you want to score some extra credit with your prof for finding a useful app for Sony's handheld. For those who simply want to remember Pi for class though, we recommend memorizing the following sentence, with the number of letters in each word representing the first six digits of Pi: "Did I love a dream, Elizabeth?" (3.14159)

Download: Pi Calc v1
Visit: PSP Development Forum

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-07-24 02:50:32
AAAH

If I were gay, I wouldn't manage to choose between Art and Victor.
by - 2007-07-24 02:54:20
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Call me lame but I already had it memorized up to 3.14159
by - 2007-07-24 03:27:53
Awesome and useful? Come on!

"awesomeness of this little useful application"? Come on! What's so awesome and useful about calculating Pi? It's not even useful for comparing speed to other platforms, as we would need the same codebase on the other platforms to do this.
by - 2007-07-24 05:57:50
nice

damn this is so *****ing useful qj i
by - 2007-07-24 06:02:14
Big Pi

Better to memorize: How I want a drink, alcoholic, of course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics. One is, yes, adequate, even enough to induce some fun and pleasure for an instant miserably brief. 31 decimal places!
by - 2007-07-24 09:02:08
lol

I have about 100 digits memorized.
by - 2007-07-24 09:03:41
lol

quantum mechanics is fun. it is the science of the behaviors of subatomic particles.
by - 2007-07-24 11:33:48
...

cmon, this is awsome compared to some homebrew apps. clock for instance.
by - 2007-07-24 19:00:46
come on guys

this is an awesome progam, some guys have reported that it is able to make omelettes
by - 2007-07-24 19:02:17
pointliss

if i wanted to lern about quantum mechanics or particles i would go find out on my computer having my psp do pi is RILLY POINTLISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have more fun looking at the wall or eating a big peace of crap actully i had more fun writing this flame XD
by - 2007-07-25 01:17:23
how to do it

can sum one tell me how 2 down grade firmware 3.51 thank you u can post it here http://www.freewebs.com/the-jfc/forums.htm?forumID=861517&page=1&topicID=419034

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