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dave_0273 · 2004-08-21, 15:04

The only other information that you would get if you were to decrease the iterations between writes would be it telling you what iteration it is up to. However, you can read this straight of prime95's window, so there isn't any point.

Unfortunally, the entire LL test needs to finish before we know if it is prime or not.

2004-08-21, 15:04	#3
dave_0273 Oct 2003 Australia, Brisbane 2·5·47 Posts	The only other information that you would get if you were to decrease the iterations between writes would be it telling you what iteration it is up to. However, you can read this straight of prime95's window, so there isn't any point. Unfortunally, the entire LL test needs to finish before we know if it is prime or not.