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From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@mail.kar.net>
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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Andriss wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have some info om mathematica for linux,
> but is there a native FreeBSD port of this
> program?
> 
> More importantly, is there Maple for FreeBSD?
> 
> It would be really awesome if I could run
> maple on my box, would solve a whole bunch of
> problems..
> 
> I am willing to pay a reasonable amount of
> money for the commercial software package if
> such exists..
> 
<snip>
> 
> 
> Andriss
> 

Not sure about Maple, but Mathematica 3.0 for Linux runs here
(FreeBSD-current) quite well.
Actually, it runs perhaps even _faster_ then under Linux.

A tiny benchmark (doesn't prove anything, but all the same...):
test on timing:

Do[a[i]=i+5,{i,0,20000}]//Timing

Results:

Here (P5-100, 32Mb (old, not even EDO SIMMS) RAM, FreeBSD):  roughly 5.2 
sec
At my friend's (P5-90, 32Mb (nice new DIMMS) RAM, Linux RH-5.1): roughly
5.6 sec

A little, but 100% reproducible.

Regards, 
Vladimir

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