Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
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From: giguere@csg.UWaterloo.CA (Eric Giguere)
Subject: Maple will support math coprocessor
Message-ID: <1990Nov8.214217.21840@maytag.waterloo.edu>
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Organization: Computer Systems Group, U of Waterloo
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 90 21:42:17 GMT
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The posting that Maple wouldn't support math coprocessors certainly generated
a bit of controversy.  I collected items that were posted in c.s.a and also
on BIX and sent them off to the Maple folks.  Here's the response (summary,
math coprocessors will be supported...):

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From: Joyce Brennan <jbrennan@daisy>
Message-Id: <9011082134.AA07780@daisy.waterloo.edu>
To: giguere@csg
Subject: Thanks for the update

Thanks for the feedback.  No, I do not have the opportunity to monitor
these groups, but I certainly have heard back from a lot of angry
Amiga users.

My mistake.  I had no idea that my response was going to be re-posted
to a newsgroup, and I obviously should have checked with the
programmer responsible for this port before responding.

In the meantime I have learned that Maple V for the Amiga will in fact
support the 68881 math coprocessor.  My apologies for the incorrect
response.

I would really appreciate if you would arrange to post this
correction.

Thanks for your assistance, and once again my humble apologies.

               Joyce Brennan, Distribution Manager
    |\^/|      Waterloo Maple Software
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 \  MAPLE  /   Waterloo, Ontario
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      |        Tel:  (519) 747-2373		wmsi@daisy.waterloo.edu
               Fax:  (519) 747-5284 		wmsi@daisy.uwaterloo.ca

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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.

Here is the latest report from our technical department:

The kernel of Maple is finished.  The projected user interface would 
be very similar to the X Maple. In fact, our idea is to copy the X 
Maple features into the Amiga machine. This will be finalized 
once I receive and read through all the manuals. 

Maple V for the Amiga will also support the 68881 math coprocessor.
For the graphics part, we will have both POSTSCRIPT and the IFF format. 

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This is Eric again... hope that clears up the confusion.  I hope that nobody
threatened the folks at Maple in those "angry letters"!

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Eric Giguere                                       giguere@csg.UWaterloo.CA
           Quoth the raven: "Eat my shorts!" --- Poe & Groening