Complete novice w/elementary questions

Tue Apr 22 02:08:36 CDT 2008

> Hello - -
> I am going to opt for the GNU Octave mathware package, but
> (1) I am quite incapable of downloading, compiling and installing
> it.  I will need to hire a local programmer in the Santa Cruz area
> to do this for me.  Finding a pre-built one would be ideal.

You'll find one at http://octave.sourceforge.net.

> And (2) I need to know if there exists older versions which would
> operate well with my older 2001 iMac, which has a 500 MHz Power
> PC G3 'engine', 256 MB SDRAM memory, and runs version
> OS X 10.3.9  (The current Octave version requires an OS X 10.4 or
> higher, I think.)  I am desperate to just get the job done by a local
> pro, so I can get back to my work, which is my real habitat.

You're lucky, PPC minor requirements are MacOSX 10.3.9 and some more Applications that come with your OSX installer CDs. More information about installation is available with the Readme.html file of the octave-3.0.0-ppc.dmg disc image.

  Thomas
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