On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:02:18 +0000, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

>>> Apparently the command-line version zips along quite nicely on a Pi,
>>> but the GUI is "a little sluggish - but still faster than the original
>>> Mac".
>>
>> Not surprising, given the memory constraints on the pi.  Running
>> openELEC on one here, 512 MB of RAM, looks like about half is used in
>> normal circumstances.
> 
> Given that Mathematica is presumably all about compute-power, I'd be
> surprised if memory even came into the equation.

Well, one might assume the graphing functions are going to be more about 
memory than about compute power.

> Also: It wasn't long ago that 512 MB of RAM was a luxury that only the
> very rich could afford. I would call that "contained".

Maybe 10 years ago.  It's amazing what progress brings, isn't it?  It 
wasn't that long ago (in geologic time) that rocks were the pinnacle of 
technological advancement, too.

Jim



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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