>Jean-Paul Roy wrote
>
> I notice that binaries are available for Windows. Should I abandon my
> Unix machine (Mac) for a superior Windows machine to run Maxima ?
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> Sheldon Newhouse wrote >
> Actually, I prefer to install maxima from source directly. That way I
> keep various versions,
> if a new version breaks some things I need. Recall that maxima is
> constantly being developed,
> and some things change for the worse in a new version, only to be fixed
> later.
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As a dedicated windows xp user who is delighted to have windows binaries
do the install work and worry about subtleties, I would like to assure
all who are considering using "Windoze" that there is no problem with
keeping previous
versions of Maxima around.
I have versions 9.3, 12, and 13 available, since the windows binary
installs the later versions in differently named directories under Program
Files.
I have spent years working on research problems with unix systems and
am happy to be a windows user now.
Ted Woollett