Message-ID: <15891088.post@talk.nabble.com>
Date: 2008-03-07T08:28:51Z
From: francogrex
Subject: Interesting remarks about R back in 1999
In-Reply-To: <47D09573.1010803@pdf.com>
Hi, yes it's true Mathematica is too expensive (I think one of the most
expensive out there), but yacas has a loooong way to go before becoming
mathematica. I agree mathematica is not really for data analysis but I think
it's to help researchers and inventors invent new ideas, understand concepts
etc... However for that there is a "cheaper" alternative made out of three
components: a pen, a paper and a human brain. The Rlink was available for
free at some point; now it's not even there anymore!
Spencer Graves wrote:
>
> Many people love Mathematica, but it's strength is symbolic
> mathematics, not data analysis. ..(snipped)
> ...(snipped) Today, if I wanted symbolic mathematics, I might try Yacas
> (http://yacas.sourceforge.net/homepage.html -- and the Ryacas package).
> Mathematica is probably superior to Yacas, but I'd have to be convinced
> that the difference was sufficient to justify the extra
> expense...(snipped)
>
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