"We are trying to make a statistics program that everyone can use, and Windows, in particular, is helping us do that," says Paul Portrey, assistant manager of technical support at Stat-Soft Inc. in Tulsa, Okla. "If developers take advantage of the features of Windows, they can make a package that's very easy to work with." Windows is not an operating system but an add-on to the DOS operating system that drives IBM and compatible PCs. With Windows, these computers take on a more graphical look, similar to that of the Apple Macintosh computer. Upgrading a PC to Windows involves buying the Windows software; for most people, it also means adding more memory to the computer.
Math and stat software for Windows made its appearance a few years ago, soon after the release of Windows itself in 1990. However, most early releases didn't take much advantage of Windows. In fact, they ...
