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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