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Re: Re: Re: Mathematica 1

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• Subject: [mg62076] Re: [mg62041] Re: [mg62008] Re: Mathematica 1
• From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
• Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:52:08 -0500 (EST)
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On 9 Nov 2005, at 19:19, Andrzej Kozlowski wrote:

>
> On 9 Nov 2005, at 17:45, Bob wrote:
>
>> Andrzej Kozlowski wrote:
>>> I once had version 1.2 for the Mac, but I used it on a 68K Mac II.
>>> Mathematica itself came on floppy disks and even if still had them
>>> (which I do not) it certainly would not run on any modern Mac.
>>
>> Why not?  I have plenty of programs from the 68K Mac days that still
>> run fine on my current G5 Mac.  Granted, there are a few that don't,
>> but I can't see how you can be *certain* that early Mathematica
>> wouldn't run.
>>
>> Bob H
>>
>
> Because some years ago, when I still had these floppies I checked
> that it would not run under the PowerPC emulator at all. So it seems
> highly unlikley that it would do so today.
>
> Andrzej Kozlowski
>


Actually, I recall now that Mathematica 1.2 would not run on any Mac  
with a Motorolla's 6840 processor and this is the processor emulated  
by PowerPC Macs.

Andrzej Kozlowski

• References:
  • Mathematica 1
    • From: Daniele Lupo <danwolf80_no_spam_@libero.it>
  • Re: Mathematica 1
    • From: "Bob" <me13013@hotmail.com>
  • Re: Re: Mathematica 1
    • From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz@mimuw.edu.pl>