Mathematica for 386-Based MS-DOS Systems version 1.2
date: label: Date made
content: 1989
name: label: maker
content: Wolfram Research
notes: label: Description
content: Software package in box (two 5.25 inch diskettes and two 3.5 inch diskettes), Mathematica book, and user manual for Windows 3.0.
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content: Mathematica, first introduced in 1988 and available in its fourteenth edition in 2024, is computer software designed to fulfill a variety of mathematical functions. This is version 1.2, introduced in 1989. This copy was used by David Cox of the department of mathematics and computer science at Amherst College. Ten years later, Cox reported that he had used the program in two important ways. The first was in creating examples and illustrations for class use, particularly in calculus class. The second was to create a package which was used in a 1992 book on computational algebra which he coauthored with John B. Little and Don O'Shea entitled <I>Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms</I>. Cox reported that he originally planned to include programs with version 1.1 of Mathematica, but by the time the book was published had upgraded to Mathematica 2.0.
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content: References:
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content: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2013/06/there-was-a-time-before-mathematica/.
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content: Acquisition file.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Prof. David A. Cox
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.3056.01
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content: 1999.3056.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 1999.3056
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Software
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 cm x 22.5 cm x 9 cm; 11 1/32 in x 8 27/32 in x 3 17/32 in