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From: huebner@aerospace.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner)
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Subject: Re: Developers Read this Part III
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Date: 1 Oct 90 15:49:01 GMT
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In article <1990Sep28.234241.29560@cbnewsj.att.com> vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid) writes:
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>If there is any significant niche market for math/scientific products, please
>send email/post your needs.  I (and others out there) would be happy to create
>software to fulfill your scientific needs.  However, a market *must* previously
>exist with a definite need for the software to persuade me to spend time
>developing the product rather than spending time looking for another job. :-)

I can think of a few programs whose availability would help get more Amigas
into scientific institutions:

An expert system engine/front-end.  Many platforms have both commercial and
PD expert system programs available.  NEXPERT on the Mac in a good example
of an open-ended program I'd like to have on the Amiga (without AMAX)

A program to do graphical and mathematical satellite orbit predictions.  It 
seems the Amiga would excel at animating this sort of information, and a 
good program to do this on the Amiga (incl. polar orbits, ground coverage,
etc) could help companies like Aerospace justify purchases.

I'd also like to "second" the request for more graphing software.  I'd 
especially like to see a powerful mathematics package like Mathematica or
Theorist.

Just my $.02 worth (could become my $3599 worth!)

huebner@aerospace.aero.org
	The Aerospace Corporation
	El Segundo, CA