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From: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Newsgroups: net.wanted.sources
Subject: Re: wanted: simple, user-friendly UNIX calculator
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 14:19:49 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 22 14:19:49 1985
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> So, I'd like a calculator which will:
> 	- do simple arithmetic, no variables
> 	- accept (but not require) a '=' on the line
> 	- allow 'x' or 'X' as well as '*' for multiplication
> 	- handle '%' and () bracketing if possible (not crucial)
> 	- produce floating-point when needed after division, not truncate
It's gross overkill, but the only package I know of that does all
that is MACSYMA / VAXSYMA, and I don't know offhand where or how
to get a copy.  Anybody?  ;-)

Joe Yao		hadron!jsdy@seismo.{ARPA,UUCP}