FILE LIST

 

 

Name

Description

Readme.txt

This file.

prime95.exe

The program to factor and run Lucas-Lehmer tests on

 

Mersenne numbers.

whatsnew.txt

A list of new features in prime95.exe.

prime.ini

A file containing your preferences.  The menu choices

 

and dialog boxes are used to change your preferences.

local.ini

Like prime.ini, this file contains more preferences.

 

The reason there are two files is discussed later.

worktodo.ini

A list of exponents the program will be factoring

 

and/or Lucas-Lehmer testing.

results.txt

Prime95.exe writes its results to this file.

prime.log

A text file listing all messages that have been sent

 

to the PrimeNet server.

prime.spl

A binary file of messages that have not yet been sent to

 

the PrimeNet server.

pNNNNNNN &

Intermediate files produced by prime95.exe to resume

qNNNNNNN

computation where it left off.

mNNNNNNN

Intermediate files produced during P-1 factoring.

stress.txt

A discussion of issues relating to stress testing a computer.