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From: a143@mindlink.UUCP (Ed Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Maple V news for Amiga
Message-ID: <3760@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 7 Nov 90 12:19:32 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> rlcarr@athena.mit.edu writes:
> 
> Msg-ID: <1990Nov6.191819.13114@athena.mit.edu>
> Posted: 6 Nov 90 19:18:19 GMT
> 
> Org.  : the mind of Mike Jittlov
> Person: Richard L. Carreiro
> 
> I sent mail to the Maple people asking them what's up, and here's the
> reply:
> [ ... ]
> 
> [ ... reply ... ]
> We have a programmer who is currently working on porting Maple V, our
> newest software release, to the Amiga.  This version of Maple features
> 3-D graphics and several other user interface enhancements.  Maple V
> is expected to be released on the Amiga platform in the first quarter
> of 1991.
> [ ... ]
> In an effort to accommodate the needs of all Amiga users, this new
> version will probably not support the math coprocessor (since many
> Amiga machines are not equipped with this coprocessor).
> 
> -----end of reply----
> 
> This last bit I really disagree with.  Considering the purpose of [ ... ]
> Am I outta line feeling this way?  Comments folks?
> 
> --
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Rich, for what it's worth, I agree that the creators of Maple should be able
to, with very little effort, accommodate the coprocessor (6888x).  At the very
least, they can make two versions: one for system with coprocessor and one
without.  It's might be easier to make a version that installs with a choice or
installs "automagically."  To see the such talented people, who can create
Maple, saying they are not going to support the coprocessor is almost
inconceivable.  But, they have that right.