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In article <1992Nov5.002052.6739@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>  
sherwood@space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford) writes:
> > SOMEBODY explain to me why Waterloo was willing to port Maple to the  
> NeXT  
> > to compete with Mathematica and NOBODY is willing to port or develop  
> a  
> > numerical mathematics package for NeXTstep?? Could SOMEBODY also  
> explain  
> > to me why an outfit that has a guy like R.E. Crandall on staff can  
> allow  
> > this situation to persist?
> > 
> 
> One rumour I heard was that Next lost a 200 machine sale to some  
> university because Maple wasn't available.  Next reps banged on  
> Waterloo's door, and made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

NeXT has lost a hell of a lot more than 200 sales because they have  
inadequate numerical tools. I got my NeXTstation a year-and-a-half ago and  
although everybody goes, "Wow, neat",  at least 5 Suns in my department of  
30 people alone! The primary reason for not going with NeXT was the  
absence of MATLAB--which is sort of a "corporate standard" here at ARL/PSU  
(although, I actually prefer MATRIXx).

aargh,

Mark.
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Mark Kotanchek
Guidance & Control Dept - 363 ASB
Applied Research Lab/Penn State
P.O. Box 30
State College, PA 16804