#### #### ######## #### ####### ##### ##### ########### ##### ########### ##### ##### ############ ##### ############ ##### ##### ### ##### ###### ### ##### ##### ###### ### #### ####### ### #### ###### ###### ### ### ### #### #### ### ### #### ###### ###### ### ### ### #### #### ### ### #### ###### ### ### ### ### ### #### ### #### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ###### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ############ #### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ########### ### #### ### ### ### ## ### ### ### ### ### #### ### ### #### ### ###### ### ### ### ### ############ ### #### ### ###### ### #### #### ### ############# ### ### ### ##### ### #### #### ### ### ### ### #### ### #### ### #### ##### ### #### ### ############ ### #### ### ########### ### ### #### ########### ### ### ### ###### ### ### #### ### ######### Multi Processing Algebra Data Tool Copyright (c) 1992-95 by B. Fuchssteiner, Automath University of Paderborn. All rights reserved. ``MuPAD is a computer algebra system which, up to now, has been developed mainly at the University of Paderborn. Our aim was to design a program that can handle mathematical problems and computations of a new order of magnitude. Therefore, MuPAD was designed as a parallel system. However, MuPAD also runs on sequential computers, from small size machines to high end workstations.'' MuPAD differs from other computer algebra systems like Maple [1], Mathe- matica [2], Macsyma [3], Axiom [4] by four major points: + MuPAD is a system that offers a window-based user-interface (hypertext on-line help, graphics and a source code-debugger) on all platforms, (*) + MuPAD is the first system that provides native parallel instructions to the user, (**) + MuPAD offers tools for the dynamical linking of binary code objects and, last but not least, (***) + MuPAD is available free of charge for non-commercial institutions and private users. This is the announcement of the availability of an ALPHA RELEASE VERSION for the Amiga[5] line of computers. The Amiga version of MuPAD is currently only available from the below listed distribution sites. It will not be available through Aminet[6] (or other amiga software providers) yet, because + the Amiga version of MuPAD is still alpha release software + the Amiga version of MuPAD has still neither hypertext help nor the graphics The Amiga version of MuPAD has the following system requirements: + MC68020 processor or higher, a Floating Point Unit (FPU) + a minimum of 4MB RAM + AmigaOS 2.04 or higher This version of MuPAD was ported by Daniel Balster (dbalster@uni-paderborn.de) using an Amiga 4000/040 running AmigaOS/NetBSD/MacOS and the following software: + GCC 2.7.0 (GNU C/C++ compiler and utilities) + Csh 5.48 (full featured *nix[7] like shell) + ixemul.library 42.0 (*nix-feature emulation library) If you are interested in it, you have to use one of the below listed methods: + FTP: math-ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/MuPAD/ math-ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/MuPAD/amiga/ + WWW: http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/MuPAD/ The WebPages contain a more detailed discription of MuPAD, demos, faq, a list of MuPAD ftp sites, a bibliography, latest news & infos and more ... Because this version has no (complete) online documentation, you may need further information about the MuPAD language. Please refer to the MuPAD bibliography (http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/MuPAD/BIB/). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (*) The amiga version of MuPAD currently has only a shell-only user- interface, limited on-line help (no hypertext!) and no graphics. If there is a major request to have a full-featured Amiga version of MuPAD, Daniel Balster will eventually continue his work on it. (**) Protoypes exist for Sequent Symmetry and SunSPARC Multiprocessor machines. We are also working on a distributed system for hetero- genoius networks. (***) Support for dynamical linking is currently not compiled in the Amiga version of MuPAD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Maple is a trademark of Waterloo Maple Software [2] Mathematica is a trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc. [3] Macsyma is a trademark of Macsyma, Inc. [4] AXIOM is a trademark of the NAG, Ltd. [5] Amiga is a trademark of ESCOM AG, Bochum [6] Aminet is a trademark of Stefan Ossowskis Schatztruhe Gesellschaft für Software mbH [7] UNIX is a trademark of AT&T All other product names are trademarks of their producers