Re: [Axiom-math] Help

[Bill Page]

On 12 Nov 2007 16:01:34 +0100, Martin Rubey wrote:
> Papy MASIALA <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Now I'm using Axiom Computer Algebra to solve problems analytically.
>
> Welcome to the club!
>
>
> > It's runing on Windows XP.  Its command windows has the following header :
> >
> >                          AXIOM Computer Algebra System
> >               Version of Monday January 17, 2005 at 22:31:38
>
>
> I'm afraid to tell you that *this* version of axiom doesn't support graphics 
> on
> MS Windows at all.  You have, I think, 3 sensible possibilities:
>
> * use VMware to run axiom in a virtual linux environment
> * use colinux to do something similar
> * use the native MS Windows version of FriCAS (which is a fork of axiom)
>
> For all of these options, Bill Page & Waldek Hebisch can probably answer in
> more detail.  Also, you then will have access to the interactive help browser.
>

There is still no "native" MS Windows version of FriCAS that includes
graphics, although there is a version that runs under Cygwin. On
windows I prefer to use 'andLinux' (which is an Ubuntu distribution
running under colinux. I have a downloadable version that has
'andLinux' with Axiom pre-installed if you are interested. Please
check the FriCAS archives.

Regards,
Bill Page.

> >   when I'm using the following command
> >      )copyright to view copyright notices.
> >    )summary for a summary of useful system commands.
> >    )quit to leave AXIOM and return to shell.
> > as given in the book , I'm   getting the following message:
> >
> >   (2) -> quit
> >      (2)  quit
> >                                                           Type: Variable 
> > quit
>
> You have to type the closing parenthesis, which indicates that a system 
> command
> follows.
>
> I take the oportunity for a shameless plug:
>
>   use the axiom mode for emacs for a better interactive axiom experience
>
>
> good luck,
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
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