Re: Student v. Full version of Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg3249] Re: Student v. Full version of Mathematica
- From: moore.550 at postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Todd Moore)
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 03:23:40 -0500
- Organization: The Ohio State University
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In article <4g58r4$rb0 at dragonfly.wolfram.com> Sarah Lonberg-Lew <sarah at phage.elsie.brandeis.edu> writes: >Path: >magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!oleane!nntp.coast.net!c >hi-news.cic.net!dragonfly.wolfram.com!usenet >From: Sarah Lonberg-Lew <sarah at phage.elsie.brandeis.edu> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica >Subject: Student v. Full version of Mathematica >Date: 17 Feb 1996 19:04:04 GMT >Organization: Steven M. Christensen and Associates, Inc. and MathSolutions, Inc. >Lines: 10 >Approved: Steven M. Christensen <steve at smc.vnet.net>, Moderator >Message-ID: <4g58r4$rb0 at dragonfly.wolfram.com> >NNTP-Posting-Host: smc.vnet.net >I am looking to invest in Mathematica for my home computer and would like >some advice about whether or not to buy the full version. I was told >that the student version is severly handicapped to the point where it >will not access the math co-processor, however, I have a Pentium and I'm >not sure that that would really cause a problem. Also, any info about >relative prices would be appreciated. Thanks. >-Sarah I have been told that the student version is nearly a full function version, except that it does not allow the use of a remote computer for doing all of the calculations while the local computer only handles the graphics. Aside from that, the student version dosn't allow you full access to the tech support department and various other perks. Which means that you usually have to correspond with them by E-mail. In practice, I have found their tech-support to be excellent. Well informed and prompt. Every time I have had a problem, they have responded within a couple of days. They even shipped me an upgrade to version 2.2.4 at no personal cost. Hope this helps, Todd Moore ==== [MESSAGE SEPARATOR] ====