Re: Bug: Mathematica 4.0 vs. Win2k on ThinkPad
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- Subject: [mg26168] Re: Bug: Mathematica 4.0 vs. Win2k on ThinkPad
- From: John Jeppson <jepp at kern.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 01:04:10 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks Mark, Apparently the problem is specific to Windows2000 on this machine. Another reader with Win2000 reports the same problem I have on the ThinkPad T20. I reported this to Mathematica tech support, who simply ignored my last email. I wish I had Windows98. Windows2000 is driving me crazy; I hate it. -John On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:00:18 GMT, Mark Fisher <mark at markfisher.net> wrote: >John, > >I just received my new T20 and installed Mathematica w/o problems, but I have >Windows98. > >--Mark. > >John Jeppson wrote: >> >> Can anyone confirm (or refute) this bug I'm getting. >> >> Mathematica 4.0.0 (or 4.0.2) >> Windows 2000 >> IBM Thinkpad T20 (machine type 2647) >> >> Fail Case: >> >> 1.) Open a new blank notebook >> >> 2.) Type: 2 + 2 >> >> 3.) Run it. --> Output line says: 4 >> >> 4.) Now move the cursor over the window. While over the input or >> output text, the cursor should be a vertical bar with little v's at >> top and bottom. Over the area between the input and output lines the >> cursor should flip over on its side and become a horizontal bar >> indicating the location where you can insert a new cell. >> >> 5.) On my machine this does NOT happen. The cursor won't change by >> moving around within the text areas of the notebook window (although >> it does change shape over the window frame and the little brackets >> that lie along the right side of the notebook cells). >> >> Wolfram tech support has been unable to duplicate this because they >> apparently don't have an IBM ThinkPad running w2k. My machine itself >> has been back to IBM and declared okay, but still has this bug. >> >> It does not seem to be my CDROM disk since I can reinstall 4.0 on my >> Dell desktop (Windows 98) and it works correctly, and Wolfram tech >> support sent me another disk (4.0.2) which acts just the same. >> >> It can't very well be a program conflict because my machine was >> completely reinitialized by IBM to the original factory state, and >> Mathematica was the first and only program installed. >