Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:04:09 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Bootsrapa Limanond <b0l6604@unix.tamu.edu> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, Tom Bartol <bartol@salk.edu>, Suttipan Limanond <limanond@enws626.eas.asu.edu>, freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: matlab for linux and freebsd Message-ID: <199804302204.PAA01191@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:33:45 CDT." <Pine.SOL.3.96.980430172220.27890A-100000@scully.tamu.edu>
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> > On the other note, I just received matlab's pricing this morning. The > MATLAB and SIMULINK's pricing seems like something I can swallow (~$500 > each for > educational license). But, boy ..., a toolbox is priced at $199 each ... > (At first, > I didn't believe my eyes and had to write back to them to confirm). How > is it possible that a toolbox which is nothing but a collection > of M-files cost more than a C compiler? Companies in that marketplace (Mathworks, RSI, etc.) seem to feel that because they have no competition, they can charge what they like. > Did someone mention Scilab and another package? Is there a URL that I can > get some info on these software? Octave is in the ports collection. I only looked at it briefly once, but it seems reasonably complete. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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