Re: Student v. Full version of Mathematica
- Subject: [mg3300] Re: Student v. Full version of Mathematica
- From: dwarf at wam.umd.edu (Dwarf)
- Date: 25 Feb 1996 16:27:10 -0600
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- Organization: University of Maryland College Park
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David Harrison (harrison at helios.physics.utoronto.ca) wrote: : In article <4g58r4$rb0 at dragonfly.wolfram.com>, : Sarah Lonberg-Lew <sarah at phage.elsie.brandeis.edu> wrote: : >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 ... : That is true. Um, I have to disagree. I have no timing benchmarks to back this up, all I have are the notes on the box of the student version I purchased two months ago: Version 2.2 For Microsoft Windows System Requirements- * Windows 3.1 or greater * Requires 386 or higher CPU * Utilizes Numeric coprocessor if available . . And on the back of the box: What you get Unlike student versions of other programs, Mathematica for students is a full function version of Mathematica. I am taking a course in the application of Mathematica to problems in science and engineering, and I haven't noticed any real timing difference between my 486-100 at home and the pentium 90s on campus. : -- : David Harrison | "The senses do not lie, only : Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Toronto | they do not tell the truth." : Inet: harrison at faraday.physics.utoronto.ca | -- Mach : Tel: 416-978-2977 Fax: 416-978-5848 | +----------------------------+ The way your heart sounds makes all the | | difference. It's what decides if you'll | Greg Anderson | endure the pain that we all feel. | dwarf at wam.umd.edu | The way your heart beats makes all the | timbwolf at eng.umd.edu | difference in learning to live. | | Dream Theatre -- Learning to Live +----------------------------+ http://www.wam.umd.edu/~dwarf/home.htm