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From: hinsenk@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Hinsen Konrad)
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Subject: Re: CCL:80: Multimedia Chemistry / MIME types for symbolic computations



   However, I would like to have
   available  support on WWW for other very powerful symbolic algebra packages like Maple.
   (see http://129.97.140.58/) This package is of growing importance, especially in Europe.
   It also has worksheets. A very positive aspect of Maple is that it has an active 
   Maple Users Group.


Another package worth mentioning (because it is still relatively
unknown) is MuPAD, developed at the University of Paderborn in
Germany. It is not yet as complete as Mathematica or Maple,
but it does have all the basic features of symbolic algebra
packages. Its syntax resembles Maple's (intentionally), but
is much cleaner in some areas, e.g. matrix computations.
Being based on an object-oriented kernel, it is easier to extend
than some other programs. And not the least of its advantages
is that it is free for academic users. There are versions for
many Unix machines (including Linux) plus a Mac version; others
are in preparation. Look at ftp.uni-paderborn.de for more
information.

And let's not forget to mention GNU-Calc, which is of course
much less powerful than "real" symbolic algebra packages,
but so much more convenient that I still use it more
than anything else.

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