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using wolfram alpha for code search

Posted 10 years ago

Wolfram|Alpha is not a general search engine. The slogan is "Computational knowledge engine".

I typed

solve x^2+5x-8=0 

into google.com and it did not give the roots, just a bunch of web sites. wolframalpha.com returned the roots and a plot of the curve.

The examples page you provided a link for has an example,

Notable Computers ››
get information about a notable computer
Apple II

It says notable computers. Specific ones that history buffs would be the most likely to look for.
It does not know about the mainframe Univac 1100/40, which played a bigger role in my career.

POSTED BY: Bruce Miller
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