IBM 1401 programming: the 998001 division - R17
Channel: rolffson's IBM 1401 channel
Date: 2023-08-20

using the 1401 to calculate a fraction with more than 6000 digits

1 / 998001 seems to evaluate to 0.000001002003004...999000001...
Does this sequence really contain all 3-digit numbers from 000 to 999?

00:00 start
00:19 nice fractions
00:45 the issue
01:20 calculating with 6000 digits
02:18 1401 - only integer arithmetic
03:13 dividing on the 1401
04:15 the Autocoder source
05:01 punching the program
05:47 translating into loadable object decks
09:06 running  the calculation
10:19 the result gets printed
10:38 double check using erlang
11:07 end title

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the Autocoder source shown in this video can be downloaded at https://rolffson.de/1401/download/Youtube%20Files/R17%20998001%20division/