lseward@randvax.UUCP (Larry Seward) (04/11/85)
---Forarded messasge---- Reply-to: bennet@nrl-aic Received: from nrl-aic.arpa by rand-unix.ARPA; Wed, 10 Apr 85 19:48:16 pst Date: Wed, 10 Apr 85 22:45:39 est From: Bill Bennett <bennett@nrl-aic> Message-Id: <8504110345.AA15581@nrl-aic> To: lseward@RAND-UNIX Subject: SMP for VAX/VMS I am interested in determining the popularity of the language SMP from Inference Corp. We are currently running v1.4 of SMP on a VAX 11/750 under VMS on a temporary license. I am particularly interested in comparitive viewpoints on SMP vs. MACSYMA for such an environment. (I understand there is now a version of MACSYMA from DOE's software clearing center which runs under VMS using a New Implimentation Lisp for VMS.) I am currently interested in developing algorithms which exploit a combination of symbolic procedures involving differentiation of complex, irrational expressions and standard numerical procedures for things like solving linear systems. Has anyone had any experience in automatic generation of Fortran code from SMP (or other symbolic packages). This is a feature that Inference suggested they would have available "soon". Is there a sizable user community on this bulletin board with which my group can interact while we evaluate and learn SMP? --Bill Bennett bennett@nrl-aic