Re: Is it "safe" to buy mathematica?

From: Greysky (greyskynospam_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:11:03 GMT

"Newbie" <newbie@no.spam> wrote in message
news:290620041328251453%newbie@no.spam...
> Is it safe to buy mathematica from somebody on the internet? I
> understand that it is idividually licensed. Could you get into trouble,
> ie, not be able to use it, even if you bought an unopened box from
> somebody?
>
> BTW does mathematica for various OS's come on different CD's or
> they put eevrything on one cd and your computer picks out the right
> version?

My box had sets of separate CDs for the various distributions.
CD1-Mac OS, Mac OS X
CD2-Linux (PC, Alpha, PowerPC)
CD3-Windows

The CDs aren't numbered as such, and I don't think you can run them
concurrently. You need to call up Wolfram Research and ask, especially since
the version of the license in the box you want to buy may not apply to you
in which case I don't think they would give you the activator code. You need
to call them first, before you plop any money down.

Greysky

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