In the beginning, there was the mainframe. Data lived in cold, blinking rooms, and to speak with it, you had to learn the ancient tongues of SAS, Fortran, or JCL. Graphics were an afterthought, a line of asterisks printed on green-bar paper.
(released late 2023) is the most significant update in years: jmp version history
Added an Excel import wizard and advanced features for Design of Experiments (DOE). JMP 10 (2012): In the beginning, there was the mainframe