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Re: Speeding up Macsyma

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From: tom skillman
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1985 18:21
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In article <2666@randvax.UUCP> Jeffrey P. Golden <JPG@MIT-MC.ARPA> writes:
>JPG@MIT-MC.ARPA 08/21/85 16:34:25 Re: symalg: speeding up MACSYMA
>>   From: bcsaic!toms (tom skillman)
>>
>>   I don't know how to speed up macsyma but SMP from Inference Corp. in LA
>>   (213-417-7997) is supposed to be faster than macsyma.  It is written in
>>   C and includes a FORTRAN code generator.
>>
>
>What does "SMP ... is supposed to be faster than macsyma" mean?
>Who supposes this?  Faster at what?  How comprehensive are their tests?
>...

Well excuuuusssseeee me!  I was responding to a simple request for
information with a simple response of a possible source.
Why are you so defensive about MACSYMA.

Tom Skillman
Boeing AI Center
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From: toms@bcsaic.UUCP (tom skillman)
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Subject: Re: Speeding up Macsyma
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 14:21:35 EDT
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