Suppose is a positive number. Basic theory of cardinal interpolation ensures the existence of the Gaussian cardinal function L (x) = P k2Z c k exp(?(x ? k) 2), x 2 R, satisfying the interpolatory conditions L (j) = 0j , j 2 Z. The paper considers the Gaussian cardinal interpolation operator as a linear mapping from`p (Z) into L p (R), 1 p < 1, and in particular, its behaviour as ! 0 +. It is sh...