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From: gwunix00@seas.gwu.edu (Timur Tabi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Math packages, which is best?
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Date: 15 Sep 90 15:03:54 GMT
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Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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I'm looking to buy some sort of math package, like Mathematica or MathCad.
Price isn't that important.  I was wondering if anyone had any experience
with such packages.  I have a 25MHz 386 system (no 387 yet), and I'm interested
in the following information:

1. Lowest price found, and where
2. Minimum requirements
3. User interface (graphical or text)
4. Performance
5. Graphing capabilties
6. Usefulness for a college student, and whether it will suffice in the
   "real world"

I'll post the summary.  Thanx in advance.