Re: Which CAS have a better survival chance?
- From: "Seeker of Truth" <tow_force@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 9 Nov 2005 16:21:31 -0800
carlos@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I used vaxima (a derived version running on Vaxen) 1982-1989, then
> Macsyma (commercial) 1990-1994 on Suns. Although the code
> performance was generally good, I recall several major problems:
>
> 1) Terrible user interface
> 2) Little interoperability with other codes (except TeX)
> 3) Subpar technical support (For vaxima, you got the program from DOE
> with
> a handshake+goodbye; support from Macsyma Inc was nonexistent)
>
> I can see why the commercial version finally died.
> Has the open source version improved on these 3 shortcomings?
I use Maxima on Windows. The user interface is "OK". Sometimes, I use
the open-source wxMaxima GUI front end - which is very good, and easy
to install. Friends think that I'm crazy - but I actually prefer to use
the default interface to the GUI interface. I would recommend that
beginners start with the GUI interface, though.
The technical support is good - you can either join the list, or just
post your questions at this forum. The experts are, in my experience,
friendly and responsive.
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