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Re: Maple for Windows..(Is that 3.x or NT?)

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From: Kate Atherley
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:29
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In article <1993Jan21.082220.19604@husc3.harvard.edu> gouvea@zariski.harvard.edu (Fernando Gouvea) writes:
>In article <C1693w.7G4@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> jjcarett@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Jacques Carette) writes:
>>In article <15JAN199311110479@pavo.concordia.ca> p_bapti@pavo.concordia.ca (BAPTISTA, PAUL) writes:
>>>	I have seen some ads for Maple on which a windows version is mentioned.
>>>I don't know if it is out yet but I do have some questions.
>>
>>Yes, it is out.
>>
>>>	My DOS version acts like a 32-bit program by using Phar-Lap.  Now if
>>>this windows version is for 3.x that would make it a 16-bit app... isn't that
>>>much, much slower and add to that windows' overhead?
>>
>>The windows version uses the Watcom C 9.0 compiler, and is a full 32-bit
>>version.  Speed-wise, it is within 2% of the DOS version.
>>
>
>Will either of these run under OS/2?

We do not currently support Maple for DOS/Windows under OS/2, since
we have not been able to satisfactorily test it in that environment.
Users have reported that it will run, but we cannot verify this.

Kate
Waterloo Maple Software Techical Support
support@maplesoft.on.ca
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Subject: Re: Maple for Windows..(Is that 3.x or NT?)
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