Student Version Info
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg3301] Student Version Info
- From: KVWOOD at austen.oit.umass.edu (Kevin V Wood)
- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 03:19:24 -0500
- Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Concerning student versions of Mma: I bought the student version for Windows in early 1994. I paid $175 US, and instead of using a coprocessor, it emulates one via the sourcecode. However, since that time, the latest student version for Windows DOES use the coprocessor, and is probably just as good as the full version. It now sells for $109 US, and this is the educational price, and you need to be a student to buy it. If you have the older version, as I do, you can upgrade for $50 US. This leads me to a final note: I think what you will get for $109 US is a full version of Mma, but probably not a full customer support package, such as no free upgrades, etc. Also, more schools are using Mma as a classroom tool, so it makes sense to make it affordable to a large number of students. And it's a good package! I hope this helps somebody. Kevin Wood ==== [MESSAGE SEPARATOR] ====