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by mbrzusto 4049 days ago
done! it's based on Macsyma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macsyma which is now Maxima http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxima_%28software%29
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Maxima seems very similar to Mathematica in principle. What does Mathematica have in favor? Far more mathematician/engineer-hours invested due to early (and then compounded) financial success?