> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Fateman [mailto:fateman at cs]
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:11 PM
> To: C Y
> Cc: desouza@math.berkeley.edu; maxima@www.ma.utexas.edu
> Subject: Re: [Maxima] Collecting random inputs
>
> > Hear hear. Unfortunately, that would mean finding it, and
convincing
> > whoever has it to let go of it. If I recall correctly, Richard
Petti
> > can't disclose the buyer, and the buyer sure hasn't disclosed
> > him/herself, even by marketing the product or trying to sell it.
>
> It's not quite THAT mysterious. I think the buyer was
> Andrew Topping. Why he let all the people go and stopped
> selling it is not clear.
Who is this guy ? Is there a chance he could be acting
for somebody else ... I can only see ONE person in the
world intereted in buying Macsyma and shutting it down ...
I won't say who ... but just mention that his next interest
might be to by Maple and shut it down as well ...
Paulo Ney