"the_ajj" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "PM 2Ring" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > If you like, I can translate a short Pi generator into POV SDL that will
> > give about 700 digits before it gets overflow errors. On a related note, I
> > posted a POV scene file a few months back that can calculate e to millions
> > of digits. I'll repost it if you like.
> >
> > PS. Nice concept. Years ago, I wrote a PostScript program to print pi in an
> > exponential spiral, and I've recently been thinking of converting it
> > (somehow) into POV SDL.
>
> Pi generator would be cool! Could generate some very nice abstract images
> then!  Be great if you could post it.
>
> Yeah i was think of a spiral too.  My other concept was placing the balls on
> a sine curve in the xz plane and use less focal blur.....lot of image maps
> using this message.  Would look nice though ! :-)

Here's a Pi spiral. I think I may have a PostScript spiral program that
works better with proportional fonts, but I'd have to hunt for it...

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