From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 7 22:10:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA06161 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 7 Jul 1996 22:10:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay-2.mail.demon.net (disperse.demon.co.uk [158.152.1.77]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA06153 for ; Sun, 7 Jul 1996 22:10:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post.demon.co.uk ([158.152.1.72]) by relay-2.mail.demon.net id ae18473; 8 Jul 96 6:07 +0100 Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk ([158.152.42.77]) by relay-3.mail.demon.net id aa26064; 6 Jul 96 22:27 +0100 Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA01980; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 18:28:00 GMT Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 18:28:00 GMT Message-Id: <199607061828.SAA01980@jraynard.demon.co.uk> From: James Raynard To: lenzi@cwbone.bsi.com.br CC: chuckr@glue.umd.edu, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, tinman@cco.net, questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: (lenzi@cwbone.bsi.com.br) Subject: Re: Windows and DOS for Free BSD Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Unfortunately, yes. Engineering classes here require matlab, which > > unfortunately is a dos beast. I'd LOVE to be able to run it (or Mathcad, > > even better) under FreeBSD. Ah yes, Matlab, I remember it well. Is there a Linux version (and if so, does it run in our emulator)? Or am I getting mixed up with Mathematica? > I have the same problem HERE, people wanting to use math... I ask a > polish math professor, and he presented me to GP PARI. > I see the program working, it's Free and Fantastic, plot graphics, > multiple precision math, unlimited user space, and very, very FAST. Any chance of the source being made publically available (preferably under a Berkeley-style copyright?) -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/