i believe that i noticed the same thing when I loaded sage on windows earlier this year... took me hours to realize that I was supposed to have VirtualBox and not VMware. Don't know if I just missed something either, but that at least makes two of us.
Eric Remington On Oct 19, 3:07 pm, Chris Swierczewski <[email protected]> wrote: > This is not a question about "how to download Sage on Windows". > Rather, I just wanted to point out an issue with the Windows Download > + Instructions page > > http://www.sagemath.org/download-windows.html > > Under the "Usage" section it says that you'll need either VirtualBox > or VMWare Player. However, nowhere in the "additional instructions" > link of step 2 is VirtualBox mentioned nor on the list of available > downloads page (for example from the global mirror) > > http://content.wuala.com/contents/phatsphere/edoras/sage-mirror/win/i... > > is there a VirtualBox file or instructions on what to do with it. > There's even a sentence "The current VirtualBox Image provides you > with an encapsulated and solid tested system and contains everything > and needs nearly no configuration." at the end of the "Usage" section > but with no indication on where this is located. > > Q: Am I missing something or is there really no documentation to go > with the VirtualBox installation? > > -- > Chris Swierczewski -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
