Universal version of SketchpadT offers peak performance on Intel- and
PowerPC-based Macs
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 – Emeryville, CA- The best software for
learning and teaching mathematics just got better!
The Geometer’s Sketchpad is now a Universal Binary
application-designed to run on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac
computers. When installed, it will automatically run at peak
performance for your Mac’s architecture.
“Making Sketchpad a Universal Binary opens up the full power of the
Intel architecture to our Macintosh users,” Sketchpad developer
Nicholas Jackiw said. “Students and educators can now interact
dynamically with complicated fractals and full-color surface plots in
real time, thanks to Universalization and to Sketchpad’s
high-performance numerics implementation.”
Other updates:
* The Help menu now includes Web links to the Sketchpad Resource
Center, information about curriculum, and Sketchpad sample documents.
* Key also made a variety of compatibility enhancements for Tablet
PCs running Microsoft Windows and numerous minor bug fixes.
Current Sketchpad users can download the Version 4.07 update for free
at www.dynamicgeometry.com/updates.