Linked by Jack Perry on Thu 3rd Jun 2004 17:55 UTC
It's all Waterloo-Maple's fault, really: if they had maintained a version of their computer algebra system for the Amiga, I wouldn't have found it necessary to switch to Mac. Or maybe it's Commodore's fault for mismanaging themselves into oblivion; I don't know. Either way, I became painfully aware three years ago that my little Amiga would no longer satisfy my computing needs. I needed a new home computer.
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Maple is the better application AFAIAC. Java based might seem too sluggish to anyone who has not used java programs at all or has an underpowered machine but it is the best way of having a constant UI in more than one platform. And yes, Java (generally) on the Mac is NOT 1 year behind. The bad thing is that Apple wants to totally control both hardware and software and thus has taken alone the burden of developing JDK implementations. Mac developers have to wait for betas a bit more than Solaris/Linux/Window$. But after a long period of inactivity (remember, many universities used to have Macs for teaching Java in the early days) Java on the Mac is getting better.
Nevertheless, Amigas are fantastic machines. I use them even today. Maple V for Amiga was maintained until version 3.0 and Amiga was mentioned in most Maple textbooks until mid nineties.