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At 3:22 -0500 10/24/11, Tony wrote: Mathematica can do that functionality, but probably not cost-effectively and not (current versions) on legacy hardware. (Mma v. 1 is included in NeXTStep 1.0, so if you can get that optical media together with a working optical drive (good luck there!) you are set). I have not tried MathCad, Maple, macsyma, etc., and at least the last one of those is on-topic and should run on the classes of machines (VAX-11/780, etc.) that might be found around Casa Duell. I have got (but sadly have not tried yet) a copy of muMath which might be able to do it on a DEC Rainbow. muMath's successor Derive (DOS/Windows) became the basis for the TI Nspire CAS, and early versions of that might also serve in this context. Has anyone got experience with doing complex arithmetic in any of these? -- - Mark 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.