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- From: martin@math.rwth-aachen.de ( Martin Schoenert)
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- Subject: Re: Group theory on the Mac/Quadra
- Keywords: group non-commutative algebra quadra
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- Date: 10 Sep 92 13:30:55 GMT
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- In his article of 6-Sep-92 Ulf Wostner (wostner@nes.nersc.gov) writes:
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- I would like to use Mathematica to work with groups and would
- greatly appreciate any pointers to existing work.
-
- Alternatively, is there a version of GAP that runs on the Quadra?
-
- Thanks,
-
- Ulf Wostner
-
- Steve Linton (sl52@cus.cam.ac.uk) forwarded this request to the GAP
- forum, where Joachim Neubueser (neubuese@math.rwth-aachen.de) answered:
-
- Steve Linton has forwarded a question of Ulf Wostner about the
- availability of GAP on the Quadra. We have also been asked several
- times about the availability on other members of the Macintosh family.
- I therefore want to answer in the gap-forum:
-
- We do not have any Macs at Lehrstuhl D in Aachen and we also have no
- easy access to such machines. Therefore in view of our restrictions in
- manpower we do not plan to engulf ourselves into a portation to these
- computers. On the other hand we fully realize that these are
- widespread machines, perhaps even more so in the US than in Germany
- and we would like to see GAP being available on them. Therefore the
- public challenge if there is somebody who is willing to do such a
- port. We would certainly be willing to be of any possible help with
- this, in particular to provide any information or explanation needed.
- In case somebody volunteers, would (s)he please contact us or announce
- this plan in the gap-forum, just in order to avoid unnecessary
- duplication of work.
-
- I would like to mention in this context that the port to 386/486 PCs
- was done by Steve Linton, so also not in Aachen, and I like to express
- our thanks to him for this help.
-
- Hoping for (many) volunteers Joachim Neubueser
-
- To this N. Mendelsohn (mendel@ccu.umanitoba.ca) answered:
-
- GAP has been ported to Mac at the University of Manitoba.
- It will be put on our main frame within a week from which it
- will be obtainable using ftp anonymous. I will send details as
- soon as possible. N. S. Mendelsohn.
-
- I will forward his details to this group when he sends them to the GAP
- forum. I cannot help with Ulf's first request, namely group theory in
- Mathematica. I know that there is a very basic package for group theory
- in Maple. If someone has something for Mathematica I would also be
- interested to hear about it.
-
- Kindly, Martin.
-
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- Martin Sch"onert, Martin.Schoenert@Math.RWTH-Aachen.DE, +49 241 804551
- Lehrstuhl D f"ur Mathematik, Templergraben 64, RWTH, D 51 Aachen, Germany
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