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On 4/2/2014 1:01 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:53:57 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 4/2/14, 12:44 PM,
wrote:


There is no reason why a pure math program wouldn't run very fast on a
286, particularly if you had the math co processor..
We went to the moon with slower machines.
It is only the bloated operating systems that need the extra speed.


Mathematica will run on XP, SP3, the box says. It prefers a 64-bit OS on
Macs. I have no idea how fast it will run on obsolete gear and OS, though.


The requirements are for the user interface, not the math.



Gregg, you crack me up. They call *me* Mr. Luddite. What kind of
games do you play on your home-builts ... "Asteroids" by Atari?