Re: Re: Mathematica 4.0
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- Subject: [mg74404] Re: [mg74327] Re: Mathematica 4.0
- From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:11:51 -0500 (EST)
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Or you could subscribe to premier service, always have the latest version, and be able to use the Eclipse plugin (aka Wolfram Workbench). OOTH, that costs a lot. On 3/19/07, Drago Ganic <dganic at vodatel.net> wrote: > Hi, > Version 4 was much faster than 3.0 and was also the first major version > where assumption technology was introduced. But, for example the Mathematica > Book wasn't changed so much. I think it was the minor of all major versions in > terms of changes to the end user. > > To me, the biggest changes where 3.0 and 5.1. > > If you have 3.0 I suggest to stick to it and change to 6.0 which should be a > huge improvement (something like 3.0 or even bigger). > > Greetings, > Drago > > "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:etikqh$j8m$1 at smc.vnet.net... > >I will add to Chris's reply that version 3 was like a revolution > > compare to 2.2 for example. > > This evolution was not so advanced (in my point of view!) from version > > 3 to version 4. > > > > A good book mentioning the changes taken place in versions 3 and 4 is > > the > > Beginer's Guide to Mathematica version 4 by Glynn and Gray. > > > > Also you can take a look in the following links > > > > http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin4/ > > http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin4/new_list.html > > > > However to answer your question completely you have to point out your > > major area of applications and in what degree you used Mathematica. > > > > For example if you are interested in numerical > > computations in version 4 the introduction of packed arrays took place > > resulting > > in considerable decrease in computations timings. > > > > > > Kind Regards > > Dimitris > > > > > > =CF/=C7 Thomas Dickens =DD=E3=F1=E1=F8=E5: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I use Mathematica 3.0 at home. I can't afford to buy 5.2, but have > >> noticed a copy of 4.0 for sale. Are the differences between 3..0 -> > >> 4.0 worthwhile? > >> > >> I know this is a question with no single answer, I just wanted some > >> opinions! > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tom > > > > > > > > -- http://chris.chiasson.name/