Another mathcad alternative
Another mathcad alternative
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http://www.spacetime.us/
I like the speed and robustness of this thing. I am less impressed by the need to learn yet another new syntax.
Try it, for 40 bucks it might do what you want.
I like the speed and robustness of this thing. I am less impressed by the need to learn yet another new syntax.
Try it, for 40 bucks it might do what you want.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Another mathcad alternative
For me, not so much.
It's multiplatform, except Linux.
There's an iPhone version, but it's lagging behind the other versions, update-wise, and it's iCrippled like all iPhoneApps.
The author is clearly growing tired of iTunes and other Applecrap that makes it difficult to support a multiplatform application on the iPhone.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Should one of these groups ever figure out that units is a key component....MathCad will see some real competition.
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SMath Studio now supports units. It appears to be the best alternative to Mathcad.
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> As is, the latest version of SMath uses units as a separate font style, so doing 5V/1ohm requires several additional mouseclicks to get the units in. Mathsoft made a conscious decision to use the same fontstyle for both text and units to avoid this problem, albeit at the expense of having newbies doing something like m:1kg, and then wondering why their calculations break.
> The temperature units appear to be unconnected, i.e., it does not recognize °C = K, nor does it convert between scales. Mathsoft's internal representation is always in SI, regardless of the actual unit entered.
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I suspect the failure to save or open Mathcad 14 format is a new bug which was introduced in the latest beta release, so hopefully will be fixed in the next issue.
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Compatibility between SMath Studio and Mathcad is pretty limited - my own testing suggests very few "real-world" calculation workbooks will survive the "round-trip" totally intact (especially if - like me - you want to use units).
Nevertheless, it is a great piece of work - highly recommended for any one who wants Mathcad functionality but can't afford the price of admission. I figure it is worth supporting, so will be donating to the developer to encourage him to keep up the good work!