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From: q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Joel Sumner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Bundled Software (was Re: Mathematica on the NeXT)
Message-ID: <1990Oct5.110959.284@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 5 Oct 90 15:09:58 GMT
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In article <72100011@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu>, beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> In the original NeXT, Mathematica was bundled with the system.  But I see no
> mention of Mathematica on the list of software items given on p. 16 of the
> new "Fall 1990 List Prices".  Does this mean that Mathematica has been 
> dropped?  Too bad, if it is.  I hear the new version of Mathematica for the
> Mac is a knockout and includes sound capability.  Does anyone know why it
> was dropped from the NeXT and how much it will cost to replace it?

Mathematica is only included on 'Educational' machines.  Whatever that	
means.

In the product overview, there is a list of bundled software.
Release 2.0 (basic) includes..

*End User Applications
   Workspace Mgr(tm)
   NeXT Mail(tm)
   WriteNow(r) Word Processor
   Digital Webster(tm) (9th Collegiate Dictionary(r) and Collegiate
	Thesaurus(r))
   Digital Librarian(tm)
   Edit
   Mathematica(r)-for higher education customers only
   DataViz/Bridge(tm)
   Installer
   FaxReader
   Preferences
   Preview for Post Script
   PrintManager

*Developer Tools
   VT100(tm) Terminal Emulator [Stuart I hear]

*System Administration Applications
   BuildDisk
   InstallTablet
   Mail Manager
   NetInfo Manager
   NetManager
   Printer Tester
   User Manager
   Installer


RELEASE 2.0 (extended) also includes....

*End User Applications
   Oxford(r) Dictionary of Quotations
   William Shakespeare, The Complete Works (for Didigal Librarian)
   TEX(tm) Document Processing System (Radical Eye Software)
[it doesn't mention Improv here but it is mentioned elsewhere about the
 promotion]

*Developer Tools
   Interface Builder(tm)
   Objective-C(r) Language Compiler
   C++ Language Compiler
   Objective-C Class Definitions
   56001 DSP Tools
   GNU Emacs
   GNU Debugger
   BUG-56(tm) Debugger (Ariel)
   Malloc Debugger
   AppInspector(tm)
   PostScript Tools
   Application Kit(tm)
   Music Kit(tm)
   Sound Kit(tm)
   On-line technical documentation


----end----

This document doesn't have a name but it appears to be a product line 
overview (with specs.  etc...)

 
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