Re: Handheld mathematica
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- Subject: [mg107677] Re: Handheld mathematica
- From: Uayeb <uayebswinburne at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:03:59 -0500 (EST)
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On Feb 21, 8:23 pm, "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). > > I for one would love to have something a la HP (left- and right- > shift buttons type keyboard, for example) with Mathematica > capacities. We can download packages and run them as we > would in a normal Mathematica session. > > >From Wolfram point of view, they will have a rather decent niche > > on the calculator market that is hard for anyone to compete. On > the other hand with a pocket calculator, Wolfram doesn't have to > worry about software piracy. > > If many of us talk about this may be Wolfram will warm up to > the idea? They can get started in time for my Christmas list > :-) > > Comment? > > Michuco To a certain extent, doesn't this already exist? Wolfram|Alpha for iPhone seems to have much of the functionality of Mathematica, and a slightly different approach which is probably better suited to the mobile interface. Now if I could just get over the $50 price tag for what is essentially a web app, maybe I'd give it a try. Has anyone else played with it? Andy
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