km11hs@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de (Dieter Becker) (06/27/91)
I am looking for a PD desk-calculator with some scientific functions like log, sin, cos and a friendly "face". Programs, I know, are using only base-line-entry of data. I'm looking for a program which can be used by everyone, not only by specialist. In our system (SINIX) there is a program like this (using curses) but it is rather stupid. I hope You will help me Thanks Dieter Becker ******************************************************************************** * Dr. med. dipl.-math Dieter Becker ** Tel.: (0 / +49) 6841 - 16 3046 * * Medizinische Universitaets- und Poliklinik ** Fax.: (0 / +49) 6841 - 16 3369 * * Innere Medizin III *********************************** * D - 6650 Homburg / Saar ** email: * * ** becker@sbuvax.cs.uni-sb.de * ********************************************************************************
Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM (06/28/91)
>>>>> On 27 Jun 91 13:48:43 GMT, km11hs@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de (Dieter Becker) said:
Dieter> I am looking for a PD desk-calculator with some scientific functions
Dieter> like log, sin, cos and a friendly "face". Programs, I know, are using
Dieter> only base-line-entry of data. I'm looking for a program which can be
Dieter> used by everyone, not only by specialist. In our system (SINIX) there
Dieter> is a program like this (using curses) but it is rather stupid.
Try
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The GNU Emacs Calculator
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"Calc" is an advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool that runs
as part of the GNU Emacs environment.
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For your convenience, the FTP distribution of Calc, obtainable from
anonymous FTP on `csvax.cs.caltech.edu', ...
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can you believe it has a 400 page manual, on-line/paper! GNU Emacs
itself is ftp'able from prep.ai.mit.edu.rbe@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM (Robert Bernecky) (06/29/91)
In article <11654@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de> km11hs@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de (Dieter Becker) writes: >I am looking for a PD desk-calculator with some scientific functions >like log, sin, cos and a friendly "face". Programs, I know, are using >only base-line-entry of data. I'm looking for a program which can be >used by everyone, not only by specialist. In our system (SINIX) there >is a program like this (using curses) but it is rather stupid. J is a modern dialect of APL, which may meet your needs. J uses ASCII (unlike old APL dialects), and is available as shareware from a number of sites, including watserv1. J handles arrays naturally, and contains a full set of elementary functions, including all those you mention. Here's a few examples: 1 2 3 + 4 5 6 5 7 9 2^ 1 2 5 1 4 32 i. 5 0 1 2 3 4 i. 3 0 1 2 +/ 1 2 9 12 +/ i. 5 10 (sum of first 5 integers) 2 3$ i.6 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 * 2 3$ i.6 0 3 6 9 12 15 100 200+"1 (2 3 $ i. 6) 100 101 102 203 204 205 (add rank one objects together : row by row) and so on. Bob Robert Bernecky rbe@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.com bernecky@itrchq.itrc.on.ca Snake Island Research Inc (416) 368-6944 FAX: (416) 360-4694 18 Fifth Street, Ward's Island Toronto, Ontario M5J 2B9 Canada