From: dlj0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DAVID L. JOHNSON) Subject: Re: Availability of several dos programs for \*nix Date: 23 Feb 1993 07:55:01 GMT
In article <I1041905.93Feb22152622@rznb13.math.nat.tu-bs.de>, i1041905@ws.rz.tu-bs.de (Michael Bischoff) writes:
>In article <gate.4m95yB1w165w@hstorm.hacktic.nl> north@hstorm.hacktic.nl (Ad Timmering) writes:
> Before I convert, I'd like to know about the availability of
> some DOS programs for either *nix systems in general, and Linux in
> particular.
> But still, if there are multiple programs like the
> ones I mentioned I'd like your personal opinion on which one is the
> best.
>
> Here is the list of programs:
> - Aseasy Spreadsheet
>There is a spreadsheet program, but dunno how it's called
I recommend SC for non-X, and the NEW xspread2.1 for X. It's great, even has
grphics and lotus-style commands (SC underneath, though).
> - Derive Mathematical program
>Try MACSYMA, that better! For numerics, I hear there is a MATLAB compatible
>called octave (didn't test it)
>
macsyma is not easy to use, however. For many things pari-gp is nicer.
To plot curves, use GNUPLOT
> - DPaint II Painting/drawing program
>Try idraw
>
The new xpaint2pl3 at export.lcs is great!
- Turbo Pascal 5.5 Pascal compiler
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>No. That's not Pascal. Turbo Pascal is a language different from Pascal.
>But if you want Pascal (the true Pascal), there is p2c, a pascal-to-C
>converter. Use it before calling gcc, That's the same as having pc.
>(Same for f77, I use f2c. The only difference is that f2c output looks
> ugly (well, f77 is ugly anyway) and p2c output is pretty nice.)
> - Turbo Assembler 2.01 Assembler
>There is as86 and GNU as 1.38.
> - Vivid 2.0 alpha 14 Raytracer
>PoVRay 1.0. Well, Vivid does make some nice surfaces (has more parameters
>describing them), but PoVRay knows about LOTS more object shapes.
>(Try torus in Vivid!).
>The reason is, that PoVray is available in source, whereas Vivid is not
>(I think). SHould you have the Vivid sources, it'll be no problem
>to compile them under Linux.
> Michael
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