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Re: Mathematica 1

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg61987] Re: Mathematica 1
• From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
• Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 03:41:29 -0500 (EST)
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• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Daniele Lupo wrote:
> Hi to all.
> 
> I'd like to know if there's a way to obtain and try the first version of
> Mathematica. I'd like to try it. Does it work under winxp and/or linux? I
> think that it can be an interesting thing, the seeing of the born of this
> program... :-)
> 
> Daniele
> 
Daniele,

How about asking Wolfram Research - if you have a current license, I 
can't see why they should refuse - if they still have it. I don't know 
about the first, but early versions used to run under DOS or DOS/Windows 
using what was then known as a 'DOS Extender' (to get round the 640K 
limit by switching back and forth to 32-bit mode). I think some of those 
interfaces (DPMI but not VCPI) are still buried in the CMD command box, 
so you might even be able to run it on XP!

David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk