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[mathcad] Re: Mathcad 11-12 compatibility
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Author: Bill Brady
Posted: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:35:49 -0400
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I am a longtime Mathcad user, going back to version 2.5 (Dos). My last upgrade was to version 2000, which I use at home with never a crash. My employer has version 2001 installed on a workstation, and three of us share this -- again, without a hitch. I became suspicious when Mathsoft released three versions of Mathcad within a year (2000, 2001, and 2001i) with very little value added per upgrade according to the press release(s). Along came version 11, and according to the Mathcad collaboratory this version took several patches and version mods to become stable. Apparently, just when they got the bugs out of version 11, Mathcad released version 12 (supposedly a complete re-write) and this is proving to be a disaster! The majority of users I've read refuse to fire 12 up -- relying instead on 11. In addition to being very buggy, apparently the extension packs won't work with version 12 requiring another upgrade to those.
So Sydney, my advice is, unless you absolutely, positively require a feature version 12 has that version 8 doesn't (and I'd be hard pressed to believe there's a function in 12 that couldn't be hacked in 8), re-install your version 8 and be happy. If Mathsoft offers you (even at a bargain) version 13 -- if it's based on version 12, I believe you'd be throwing good money after bad. Mathsoft took an extremely reliable and enormously valuable program and managed to ruin it.
Sincerely,
Bill
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From: Sydney White "mailto:S.H.White"
Sent: Tue 8/2/2005 6:04 AM
To: Mathcad Discussion List
Subject: [mathcad] Re: Mathcad 11-12 compatibility
Dear Dr Snelling,
I upgraded from V8 to version 12 in April and have experienced all the
problems you report up to the present. I also see problems when editing
formulae and general/strange action on the worksheet page that often shuts
down MC or gives internal error message. I have been dealing with Adept
Science who marker and support Mathcad in the UK, while help has been
forthcoming, the problems have not been solved and is still ongoing. I have
spoken with Mathsoft but without a satisfactory response, which may be
version 13 perpetuating 12! I was also told that the program is used by
aircraft designers without problems. I am using only surface transport
until the problems are fixed!!!
Andy Spragg placed an interesting e-mail concerning the equation editor and
Chris Randall's response I recommend reading this.
I hope these and other users comments with prompt a Fix from Mathsoft. Keep
Happy
Sydney
--On Friday, July 29, 2005 9:12 PM -0400 "Snelling, Dave"
"Dave.Snelling" wrote:
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