http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:57 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:57 GMT The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127101 <p>Aren't Maplesoft and RIM practically next door neighbors?&nbsp; However a blackberry being more business audience focussed I can see why you opted to the ipad, because it plays out to a much bigger audience.&nbsp; I do not own anything apple/mac .. at least not yet, I heard a business commentator mention after Steve Jobs passed away that he would be surprised if Apple was still around in 10 years ...&nbsp;just something I heard in the last week but also to be taken with a grain of salt.&nbsp;&nbsp;Will the maple player work on the blackberry?&nbsp;</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127101 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:57:07 Z Christopher2222 Christopher2222 http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127120 <p>Java has the slogan "Write once, run anywhere".&nbsp; Of course in practice it's "Write once, debug everywhere".&nbsp; But in principle it should be possible to port Maple to any platform that runs Java.&nbsp; Unfortunately the iPad doesn't support Java, which means to put the Maple GUI on the iPad you have to rebuild it from scratch.&nbsp; It looks to me (from a brief web search) like the BlackBerry PlayBook does support Java, so in principle it ought to be much easier to port Maple to it.&nbsp; However there's still that "debug everywhere".&nbsp; In the end, I suppose it will come down to a question of whether the potential market is enough to offset the cost of making a version of Maple that runs on any particular system. </p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127120 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:32:45 Z Robert Israel Robert Israel http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127165 <p>It - only the first step. Need "to catch up and overtake America".</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127165 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:21:53 Z Valery Cyboulko Valery Cyboulko http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127582 <p>I mean... my acer iconia tab is just dying to have this on it. I'm not a particularly big fan of apple and I would imagine more computer geeks prefer android... just a thought.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>So... any clues as to the availability of an android app?</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127582 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:13:10 Z Michal Michal http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127685 <p>Hi, I've waiting to bu an IPob for my grandchildren to use. I would like to use Maple on it. What do I need to buy. I have a 7" antroid tablet, ehick is to small to be of much interactive use.</p> <p>Thanks for you advice.</p> <p>Ralph</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127685 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:09:11 Z ralphwallace ralphwallace http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/127071-Maple-And-The-IPad?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Maple and the iPad:Comments#comment127689 <p>Mathematica has a great "player" for Windows and Mac OS:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/">http://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/</a>. &nbsp;Some years ago, at the OAME conference, I suggested to a Maple representative that Maple should have a similar product. &nbsp;Now you have it for the iPad. &nbsp;I wish you also had it for regular computers too.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Maple and the iPad 127689 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:55:27 Z frank1234 frank1234