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Re: Migrating to Linux/Octave


From: Ada Cheng
Subject: Re: Migrating to Linux/Octave
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:00:55 -0400 (EDT)

I have been running Octave on FreeBSD 4.x for close to 3 years now.  No
problem at all.  I run it on both a desktop and a laptop.  Currently I am
running 4.10 on both.
Ada

n Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Chris Marks wrote:

> Anticipating the day when I no longer have free access to Matlab, I intend
> to buy or build a new computer running Linux and Octave.  I find the
> prospect a bit overwhelming right now.  I consider myself highly literate
> Windows user, but am completely ignorant of Unix/Linux.  I have time and
> want to learn Linux, so some of the more expensive "do everything for me"
> packages are not appealing.  Most of my Matlab use in with linalg and
> statistics.  Is there a particular cheap/free Linux build that would be good
> for me?
>
> Hardware recomendations are also welcome.  Is there an advantage in getting
> a 64 bit system?  I am comfortable spending up to $1k on this project and am
> in the US.
>
> Chris Marks
> Laboratory Supervisor
> Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering
> University of Virginia
> PO Box 400745
> 116 Engineer's Way
> Charlottesville, VA 22904
> 434-982-5794
> http://www.virginia.edu/cese/
>
>
>
>
>
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 Ada Cheng                              address@hidden
 Assistant Professor                    http://www.kettering.edu/~acheng
 Department of Science and Mathematics
 Kettering University
 1700 West Third Avenue
 Flint, Michigan 48504-4898
 U.S.A.
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