Re: Re: Handheld mathematica
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- Subject: [mg107715] Re: [mg107692] Re: Handheld mathematica
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:20:09 -0500 (EST)
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Mmm... tasty! Bobby On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:03:06 -0600, Mark Westwood <markc.westwood at gmail.com> wrote: > Cat food, luxury, you lucky Yanks. Over here in 3rd world Scotland > we're eating the cats. > > On Feb 23, 12:03 am, Fred Klingener <gigabitbuc... at BrockEng.com> > wrote: >> On Feb 21, 4:23 am, "ibmich... at hotmail.com" <ibmich... at hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> >> > It is just a matter of time before handheld devices like >> > PDA or Ipod Touch are powerful enough to have Mathematica >> > ported. I was wondering why not go all the way and produce a >> > pocket calculator that functions like a mathematica kernel, that >> > is, without graphic output (for now). >> > ... >> >> On this group, it's hard to find anyone willing to say anything nice >> about Wolfram Alpha, and it's even harder to find anyone anywhere >> willing to say anything nice about the $50 iPhone/iTouch W|A App >> (especially the $50 part), but the combination is now a powerful >> technical weapon. A puzzlement. >> >> Just as mysterious is the invisibility (and the continued clumsiness) >> of WebMathematica with its facilities for generating server apps >> accessible to browsers on handhelds. >> >> I'd have either in a minute if the economy hadn't collapsed and if I >> weren't eating cat food. >> >> Meow, >> Fred Klingener > > -- DrMajorBob at yahoo.com