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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

1417.0. "Symbolic Math for Amy?" by GIDDAY::BAKER () Thu May 12 1988 05:49

    Hello,
    	I wuz wudnering if any Symbolic Math packages had been ported
    to the Amiga. Something of the ilk of MACSYMA or MAPLE.......?
    Is anything available public domain & what are people's experience
    of them (if they do exist)?
    
    Thanks,
     John Baker
    CSC Sydney

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1417.1	Maple is pre-RSN	LEDS::ACCIARDI	I Blit, therefore I am...	`Thu May 12 1988 12:30`	5
	Maple was reportedly being ported. I think I saw a message on USENET recently that the port was coming along. Not quite as imminent as 'Real Soon Now', but coming along. Ed.
1417.2	Thanks	GIDDAY::BAKER		`Fri May 13 1988 03:28`	4
	Thanks Ed, Would you have any idea of potential U.S cost at all? Thanks, John
1417.3		LEDS::ACCIARDI	I Blit, therefore I am...	`Fri May 13 1988 03:56`	13
	I hate to quote a figure, since my memory is fragmented, but the number $495 seems to stick in my mind. Seems like a huge amount compared to what we're used to paying, but Maple is an enormous effort. If the Amiga is to be a contender in the world of Macs and IBMs, we may see more extortionately priced software. I sincerely hope that someone can prove me wrong on this price... Ed.
1417.4	Oh wow,but expected	GIDDAY::BAKER		`Fri May 13 1988 06:55`	8
	Oh well, I guess you only get what you pay through the nose for. Still, the more developers that feel its worthwhile to go to this sort of effort, the better the world for us. I dont know whether I could justify that much cost, though realistically its probably worth it. John p.s Ed, do you ever sleep?
1417.5	Maple Status-from USENET	LEDS::ACCIARDI	I Blit, therefore I am...	`Tue May 24 1988 12:47`	118
	<<< YGDRSL::SYS$PUBLIC:[NOTES$LIBRARY]AMIGA_USENET.NOTE;1 >>> -< comp.sys.amiga, .binaries, .sources >- ================================================================================ Note 2369.0 Maple for the Amiga 4 replies YGDRSL::AMIGO "osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr" 13 lines 26-APR-1988 20:39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.math.symbolic Path: decwrl!purdue!gatech!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr Subject: Maple for the Amiga Posted: 25 Apr 88 22:44:33 GMT Organization: Ohio State Math-Stats Dept Xref: decwrl comp.sys.amiga:19413 sci.math.symbolic:277 Does anybody know about the status of Maple. In particular, I am interested if Maple v4.2 is available for the Amiga. My EMail, calls and letter have been met by thundering silence. But I have seen a letter that said that Maple is available for the Amiga. [This letter was written by one Iris Pietsch of the symbolic computation group at U. of Waterloo.] -Nath ================================================================================ Note 2369.1 Maple for the Amiga 1 of 4 YGDRSL::AMIGO "watmum!kogeddes" 19 lines 30-APR-1988 20:35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.math.symbolic Path: decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!mnetor!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watcgl!watmum!kogeddes Subject: Re: Maple for the Amiga Posted: 29 Apr 88 12:10:28 GMT Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Xref: decwrl comp.sys.amiga:19635 sci.math.symbolic:278 In article <489@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Vidhyanath K. Rao) writes: >Does anybody know about the status of Maple. In particular, I am interested >if Maple v4.2 is available for the Amiga. Maple version 4.2 was recently released for Suns and it will soon be released on several other host systems. In particular, the person handling the port to the Amiga is giving it full attention for the next couple of weeks so it is expected to be ready for distribution by late May. Keith Geddes. kogeddes@watmum.waterloo.{edu,csnet,cdn} {ihnp4,allegra,decvax,clyde,mcvax,...}!watmath!watmum!kogeddes ================================================================================ Note 2369.2 Maple for the Amiga 2 of 4 YGDRSL::AMIGO "osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr" 15 lines 21-MAY-1988 05:49 -< -- Base Item -- >- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.math.symbolic Path: decwrl!purdue!bu-cs!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr Subject: Maple for the Amiga Posted: 20 May 88 18:38:48 GMT Organization: Ohio State Math-Stats Dept Xref: decwrl comp.sys.amiga:20628 sci.math.symbolic:284 A while back I had posted enquiries about Maple 4.2 for the Amiga. Waterloo has at last spoken and here is the scoop: Maple 4.2 is available for the Amiga. The discounted price for educational institutions is $395.00 (No it is NOT $295.00). I assume that the list is $790.00. I will post a review if there is any interest (and if I get the damn thing. Ohio State U has more paperpushers and than any other place I know and they are worse than the ones in India [That is the ultimate insult, if you don't know]. (They want to shop for the best deal, even if there is but a single source). ================================================================================ Note 2369.3 Maple for the Amiga 3 of 4 YGDRSL::AMIGO "linus!sdl" 32 lines 21-MAY-1988 21:39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.math.symbolic Path: decwrl!ucbvax!pasteur!ames!necntc!linus!sdl Subject: Re: Maple for the Amiga Posted: 20 May 88 22:40:31 GMT Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA Xref: decwrl comp.sys.amiga:20657 sci.math.symbolic:285 In-reply-to: vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu's message of 20 May 88 18:38:48 GMT In article <539@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Vidhyanath K. Rao) writes: > A while back I had posted enquiries about Maple 4.2 for the Amiga. Waterloo > has at last spoken and here is the scoop: Maple 4.2 is available for the > Amiga. The discounted price for educational institutions is $395.00 (No it > is NOT $295.00). I assume that the list is $790.00. I will post a review > if there is any interest.... Please do! I'm interested! How does Maple compare with, say, Reduce or Macsyma? Is there a graphic user interface for it? Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Fone: (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mitre-bedford.arpa UUCP: ...{cbosgd,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,mit-eddie,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl "Those who will be able to conquer software will be able to conquer the world." -- Tadahiro Sekimoto, president, NEC Corp. ================================================================================ Note 2369.4 Maple for the Amiga 4 of 4 YGDRSL::AMIGO "osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr" 11 lines 21-MAY-1988 22:19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.math.symbolic Path: decwrl!purdue!bu-cs!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!vkr Subject: Re: Maple for the Amiga Posted: 21 May 88 19:20:31 GMT Organization: Ohio State Math-Stats Dept Xref: decwrl comp.sys.amiga:20688 sci.math.symbolic:288 I just learnt from R. Marianni (did I get it right?), who ported Maple to the Amiga that you need a hard disk. Also the OSU beaurocracy takes its own time to process the papers. (I have to put up with this to get the discount). So it may be September before you see my impressions.