Re: Running Mathematica under Linux Red Hat
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- Subject: [mg20903] Re: Running Mathematica under Linux Red Hat
- From: sprawlsr at worldnet.att.net (Robert J. Sprawls)
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 15:12:48 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
On 11 Nov 1999 00:39:51 -0500, Hendrik van Hees <h.vanhees at gsi.de> wrote: >Gerhard Wesp wrote: >> >> On 7 Nov 1999 02:14:51 -0500, Jordan Maclay <jordanmaclay at quantumfields.com> >> wrote: >> >I am planning to switch from running Mathematica 4.0 under Windows NT to Linux >> >Red Hat. Is there any thing that I should be aware of??? >> >> well, it will run faster and more stable. OTOH, there may be some >> features of Mathematica (like sound, for example) which are supported only under >> windows. before you switch, it might be wise to check out the wolfram >> www pages for information on supported features. >> >It's true that sound is not supported directly under Linux. Nevertheless >you can use the new features of the Export command to export sounds to >some formats. So far I've checked only exporting to wav which works very >well. How much of a part does sound play in Mathematica? It is really needed? Robert