On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Eric Drayer wrote: > I am interested in using the above as well as any other packages that > might be related...scilab,pari
there is also maxima - comp.alg. system on top of GNU CL. > > I am having difficulty getting to the documentation that tells how to run > and use the above.I installed octave and gunplot with dselect along with > other stuff > > I also can't figure out how to run the games. I did look up the docs.when > I type any of the /games/* at the prompt I get * not an exec ...or > something to that effect. > > I have the slackware cdrom but with scilab,pari I did not see them in > dselect(I am using debian dist with kernal 2.0.33).Did i miss them? > > I have tried to get mathematica running but the phone tech for wolfram was > not able to figure out why the password he gave me would not work.I > reinstalled it and did a lot of superficial monkey buisness as per his > advice.I think the install was good but when I call up mathematica in X I > get a dialog that says I have reached my process limit and my password is > not valid...he gave me two passwords with 4 processes. > > well I will be away for two weeks to deal with "life" > I have benifited from some of the advice given at this place. > thanxs what mathematica version do you have? HNY OK