Michael.Witbrock@cs.cmu.edu (03/31/91)
I went to a talk about mathematica 2.0 by Wolfram a week or so ago, and I asked the (probably inevitable) ``when can I run Mathemeatica on my amiga'' and he said ``most people with amigas don't want programs like mathematica, and anyway, it's be too hard to port it to amigaos''. Leaving aside our inevitable indignation at these claims, there is something else that he said that might be useful. He said that it is very easy for them to port mathematica to Un*x machines, and that if it was to run on an amiga at all, the ``one that runs unix'' would be it. So, someone from commodore might like to contact Wolfram research and talk to them about porting mathematica to the 3000 UX. michael
dewolfe@ug.cs.dal.ca (Anarchy for Peace) (03/31/91)
In article <kbxBPRW00XNI0HhWxB@cs.cmu.edu> Michael.Witbrock@cs.cmu.edu writes: >I went to a talk about mathematica 2.0 by Wolfram a week or so ago, and >I asked the (probably inevitable) ``when can I run Mathemeatica on my >amiga'' and he said ``most people with amigas don't want programs like >mathematica, and anyway, it's be too hard to port it to amigaos''. I'm curious what they would have said if you had told them Maple is available on the Amiga... >Leaving aside our inevitable indignation at these claims, there is >something else that he said that might be useful. He said that it is >very easy for them to port mathematica to Un*x machines, and that if it >was to run on an amiga at all, the ``one that runs unix'' would be it. > >So, someone from commodore might like to contact Wolfram research and >talk to them about porting mathematica to the 3000 UX. > >michael -- Colin DeWolfe dewolfe@ug.cs.dal.ca
hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) (03/31/91)
In article <kbxBPRW00XNI0HhWxB@cs.cmu.edu> Michael.Witbrock@cs.cmu.edu writes: >I went to a talk about mathematica 2.0 by Wolfram a week or so ago, and >I asked the (probably inevitable) ``when can I run Mathemeatica on my >amiga'' and he said ``most people with amigas don't want programs like >mathematica, and anyway, it's be too hard to port it to amigaos''. >Leaving aside our inevitable indignation at these claims, there is >something else that he said that might be useful. He said that it is >very easy for them to port mathematica to Un*x machines, and that if it >was to run on an amiga at all, the ``one that runs unix'' would be it. > >So, someone from commodore might like to contact Wolfram research and >talk to them about porting mathematica to the 3000 UX. > >michael Maple has been ported to the Amiga. The current version is 4.2. The newest version will be Maple V. It is currently in beta testing for the Amiga and will be ported to Amiga UNIX. It is an excellent pgm. We use it as our primary software in our Amiga Classroom to teach a full range of mathematics courses. Herb -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
rrmorris@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Rodney Raym Morrison) (04/01/91)
Where can I get maple? Is it available on FTP? rrmorris@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Mar31.132726.8189@sarah.albany.edu> hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) writes: > >Maple has been ported to the Amiga. The current version is 4.2. The newest >version will be Maple V. It is currently in beta testing for the Amiga and >will be ported to Amiga UNIX. It is an excellent pgm. We use it as our >primary software in our Amiga Classroom to teach a full range of mathematics >courses. > Herb I got a newsletter from Waterloo-Maple software saying the version V IS shipping now. > >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 >hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.
hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Mar31.220750.6790@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >In article <1991Mar31.132726.8189@sarah.albany.edu> hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) writes: >> >>Maple has been ported to the Amiga. The current version is 4.2. The newest >>version will be Maple V. It is currently in beta testing for the Amiga and >>will be ported to Amiga UNIX. It is an excellent pgm. We use it as our >>primary software in our Amiga Classroom to teach a full range of mathematics >>courses. >> Herb > > I got a newsletter from Waterloo-Maple software saying >the version V IS shipping now. > >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 >>hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Ethan > >Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb >A: None. It's a hardware problem. The Amiga version is not shipping. It only runs on certain 'later' versions of the operating system. It will not run using WB 1.3, for example. This must be corrected. WB 2 has not been released and Maple is currently installed on many Amigas running WB 1.3. Herb -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Apr1.123804.18710@sarah.albany.edu> hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) writes: >In article <1991Mar31.220750.6790@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >> I got a newsletter from Waterloo-Maple software saying >>the version V IS shipping now. >> > >The Amiga version is not shipping. It only runs on certain 'later' >versions of the operating system. It will not run using WB 1.3, for >example. This must be corrected. WB 2 has not been released and Maple >is currently installed on many Amigas running WB 1.3. > So you mean that it IS shipping, but only if you have 2.0? Well, that isn't so bad considering that 2.0 will likely be released RSN. Things at Commodore have been REAL quiet lately. Besides, I have 2.0. 8-) > Herb > > >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 >hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.
jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (04/02/91)
In article <1991Apr1.123804.18710@sarah.albany.edu> hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) writes: [ re: Maple V ] >The Amiga version is not shipping. It only runs on certain 'later' >versions of the operating system. It will not run using WB 1.3, for >example. This must be corrected. WB 2 has not been released and Maple >is currently installed on many Amigas running WB 1.3. Minor correction: AmigaOs 2.0 has only been released for the A3000 so far (others RSN). -- Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!jesup, jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com BIX: rjesup Thus spake the Master Ninjei: "To program a million-line operating system is easy, to change a man's temperament is more difficult." (From "The Zen of Programming") ;-)
hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown) (04/02/91)
In article <1991Apr1.125445.20758@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > > I got a newsletter from Waterloo-Maple software saying > the version V IS shipping now. > >>is currently installed on many Amigas running WB 1.3. >> > So you mean that it IS shipping, but only if you have >2.0? Well, that isn't so bad considering that 2.0 will likely be >released RSN. Things at Commodore have been REAL quiet lately. > > -- Ethan > No Ethan, version Maple V is NOT being shipped yet. It is still being beta tested. It currently will not run correctly under WB 1.3.2 and has trouble with many of its newer features under WB 2.xx. For example, it locks up when asked to do a plot3d or a tubeplot on the Amiga. The UNIX version, however, works very well. Herb -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herb Brown Math Dept The Univ at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-4640 hibrown@leah.albany.edu or hibrown@cssun.albany.edu or hibrown@bst.albany.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------