Tiger: Apple buys Curvus Pro

Ever since Mac OS 9 was supplanted by Mac OS X, Math and Science professionals have been in need of a quality graphing calculator for their Mac OS. OS 9 included the Graphic Calculator application, but Mac OS X still has no built in graphing calculator.

Apple is looking to change that with Tiger. Instead of developing its own, Apple has bought a product called Curvus Pro X from Arizona Software, according to AppleInsider. Although screenshots and descriptions are still available from Arizona Software about Curvus Pro, a message on their website explains why they are no longer distributing it.

“On July 22, 2004 Curvus Pro X was bought by an international company and its distribution has been discontinued. It is therefore not possible any longer to download nor to buy any kind of registration license for this program.”

AppleInsider has several screenshots of the rebranded “Graphing Calculator” from a recent Tiger seed.

Tiger is expected to ship in the first half of 2005.

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