Re: Can Macsyma be run under Windows Vista?



rjf wrote:
On Nov 27, 5:06 am, DP <pfenn...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Frank Kampas wrote:
I have a CD with Macsyma 2.40 and PDEase2D. It runs under Windows XP
but not Vista, where I get an error message that the server was
terminated. Is there a workaround? Thanks
Best and simplest solution: don't use Vista, it is a bloated, DRM
protection encumbered and buggy OS in beta stage. Instead, keep
Windows XP (or move to other horizons, such as Linux + VMware+WinXP).

Dan

It seems pretty clear that Frank has to run Vista, so probably this is
not a best and simplest solution for Frank.
It is useful warning for other people, though.

One possibility may be to use Maxima, which, for many purposes is
quite similar, can run under Vista, I think,
and happens to be free.
PDEase2D, if this is really the important part for Frank, is not in
Maxima though.

RJF

First I don't see where you find "pretty clear" that Frank has to
run Vista. Many people get Vista not because they choose it,
but because they were forced to buy a new computer preloaded with it.
What happens often is that they find the new computer slower than
the old one and complain to the vendor. The fix is often to
replace Vista with Windows XP. This is why Microsoft had to delay
again stopping selling Windows XP.

The second point is that Frank pretty clearly wants to run Macsyma
and PDEase2D, not Maxima. Thus the simplest path is to use compatible
OSes: Windows 98/2000/XP. These OSes can run either natively, or virtualy within other OSes like Linux or OS/X. Currently, VMware is probably the most recommandable virtualisation tool, even if
other exist that are free.

With luck or more expertise one could think running Macsyma and
PDEase2D with Wine on Linux. I don't know anybody having done that,
just that Word/Excel/Powerpoint can be used very well in this way.

Dan

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