Richard Owlett wrote:
John Hasler wrote:Richard Owlett writes:incomplete distributions of the relevant architecture are "out of spec".So you really need a multiplicity of huge packages for finite element analysis, bioinformatics, particle physics, medical practice management, etc?"Need"? If "NEED" governed I would still use CPM80 and probably weigh 100 lbs less ;!
I may owe Mr. Hasler an apology. I saw his post as I was DASHING off to lunch.
I chuckled all through lunch.I doubt I would ever *NEED* any of the four. However I could see me _wanting_ elements of any/all of them. Throw in FFT, HMM, active parametric FIR filters and tools to explore graph theory just to cover all bases. In my experiments with Squeeze I believe I've installed elements from each DVD. You don't choose books for a university library based on *NEEDS* of the general population. I have a similar outlook towards the Debian repository. Especially considering cost/benefit ratios for Debian.
As I write this a interesting question arose, "Could I find software to emulate a Z80 CPM machine?". Is there an implementation of Lawrence Livermore BASIC? How about CUPL? I believe the term applied to my interests is eclectic.
YMMV