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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: mathematica for an SE?
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Date: 22 Oct 90 04:44:00 GMT
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If you want to do any 3-D plotting, I recommend 5Mb.  Yes, I realize
you cannot put 5Mb of memory into an SE.  With 5Mb (in an SE/030), I
run out of memory every 15-30 minutes, and have to restart the
program.

I suggest you practice using mathematica on a 4Mb SE for a while,
before committing yourself to a $495 program that will run out of
memory so quickly.  There are other serious limitations to the 3-D
plotting capabilities in mathematica (like an inability to
sufficiently influence how the plots are labeled).