New
features in Version 17.2 of prime95.exe
1.
Faster 2^N+1 ECM factoring.
New features
in Version 17.1 of prime95.exe
1.
The -T command line switch has been deleted.
2.
You can now fine tune your control of the program by adding
Time=
lines to your prime.ini file - see the readme.txt file.
3.
ECM factoring for 2^N+1 is now available.
4.
By default, ECM factoring stops if a factor is found for exponents
above 5825 and continues (if the cofactor is composite) for exponents below
5825. You can override this behavior by
setting ContinueECM=0 or 1 in prime.ini.
New features
in Version 17.0 of prime95.exe
1.
Prime95 can now be used to double-check its own results.
2.
Machines less powerful than a P133 will default to double-checking
assignments.
3.
The total number of errors that occur during the Lucas-Lehmer test
are now output in results.txt.