rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU (Igor Rivin) (11/10/89)
In article <21187@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> mck@beach.cis.ufl.edu () writes: >I'm interested in developing a shell around Mathematica for analysis of >kinematic and dynamic equations of robot manipulators. The shell will be >written in C. > >Now the question? Is it feasible to do this on a Mac SE with a 20MB hard >disk and 4 meg RAM or should I think about an SE/30 or a IIcx? >Suggestions are welcome. Price is an issue. > >Mark Kilby >mck@beach.cis.ufl.edu It is feasible on an SE, but if your stuff is at all numerically intensive you should do it on a machine with a Floating Point chip (or you can get an accelerator card...). If you are going to be doing development, I would definitely suggest more than 4MB. By the way (this may be construed as a PLUG), WRI does have a development program, whereby you can get some support and discounts. For information, call 217-398-0700, ask for Lisa Shipley. -- Igor Rivin Wolfram Research, Inc. rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU or rivin@wri.com
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (11/10/89)
In article <1989Nov9.214905.1041@Neon.Stanford.EDU> rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU (Igor Rivin) writes: > >By the way (this may be construed as a PLUG), WRI does have a >development program, whereby you can get some support and discounts. >-- >Igor Rivin Wolfram Research, Inc. >rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU or >rivin@wri.com YIKES! Somebody from Wolfram! Listen: Where is Mathematica available at University discounts? From talking to friends, and from my own experience, I've found that it is not available at: MIT Harvard B.U. Dartmouth Doesn't this seem just a little counter-productive? How many students do you know who can afford $475 (Plus) or $795 (Mac II)? This is software I'd love to own and use, but not at the expense of ONE TERM OF FOOD! --Mike