Upgrading from Mathcad 8--is it worth it?
Upgrading from Mathcad 8--is it worth it?
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Yes, I'm still using Mathcad 8. I got started with the last DOS version and upgraded my personal and work copies each time through v8. Then the upgrade price increased to a level I couldn't justify because v8 did and still does most of what I need (primarily algebra, trig, keeping track of units, an occasional matrix, etc.) I mostly use Mathcad for general civil engineering calculations such as retaining walls, hydraulics, and anything that requires detailed documentation.
However, the interface has always been a bit cludgy to me and there are a couple of features in subsequent versions I could find a use for. Also, most of the Mathcad documents available online don't support v8. So, I am thinking of upgrading. It could be to v15/Prime, or it could be to an intermediate version.
For those of you who have kept up with the upgrades, do you think it's worth getting v15/Prime? Is there an intermediate version you prefer? I know Prime is not a substitute for v15, but would it be a reasonable substitute for v8?
Thanks for your opinions.
However, the interface has always been a bit cludgy to me and there are a couple of features in subsequent versions I could find a use for. Also, most of the Mathcad documents available online don't support v8. So, I am thinking of upgrading. It could be to v15/Prime, or it could be to an intermediate version.
For those of you who have kept up with the upgrades, do you think it's worth getting v15/Prime? Is there an intermediate version you prefer? I know Prime is not a substitute for v15, but would it be a reasonable substitute for v8?
Thanks for your opinions.
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RE: Upgrading from Mathcad 8--is it worth it?
I mostly use 11, myself, but we've got some locations at work with only 15, and I can't get my copy of 11 into those locations.
In any case, M15's look and feel shouldn't be that different from M8's.
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I don't like Prime
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I started with MathCAD 6, then progressed? to 2000 version and MathCAD 14.
Understand that MathCAD 8 is very limited, as to units and graphics.
In my view, best of the lot is MathCAD 2000, does every thing (and more) that I need.
Root of the problem, is that 2 + 2 is still 4 - no matter what version being used.
I would hate to be without 2000 version.
Trust this helps
Ed Clymer
Resinfab & Associates
England