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Release of Mathematica 5.2 with 64-bit Support

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Wolfram Research has released Mathematica 5.2, the first version to include the support for 64-bit addressing discussed here.

  • All-platform support for 64-bit addressing
  • Multicore support on major platforms
  • Multithreaded numerical linear algebra
  • 64-bit-enhanced arbitrary-precision numerics
  • Vector-based performance enhancements
  • Automatic binary installation selection
  • Bundled notebook indexing for desktop search
  • SSH support for secure remote kernels
  • vCard and RSS import
  • New algorithms for symbolic differential equations
  • Enhanced performance for linear Diophantine systems
  • Enhanced quadratic quantifier elimination
  • Singular-case support for high-level special functions
  • Enhanced statistics charts
  • MathematicaMark 5.2 benchmark now covering grids and clusters
Release of Mathematica 5.2 with 64-bit Support [MacNN]


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