Both the multiprecision package and translator are written in highly portable Fortran-77 and have been successfully implemented on a variety of systems, ranging from parallel supercomputers to workstations. If anyone is interested in obtaining this software, plus the accompanying documentation, please send me a note. I eventually intend to place this software on public media such as netlib, but for the time being I prefer to keep a list of users, so that any bug fixes or enhancements can be promptly distributed. So far we have used some Downhill Simplex and QuasiNewton procedures. However, there may be recent algorithms out there that I am not aware of.
Efficiency is of great importance, but also robustness.
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