Sorry for the incomplete email.
Macsyma is a trademark and we do not have the right to use that name or
variants of it (MacsymaNG etc.).
Joel Moses gives the origin of Macsyma as Project MAC?s SYmbolic
MAnipulator in his "Macsyma: A Personal History", Invited Presentation at
''Milestones in Computer Algebra'', May 2008, Tobago
http://esd.mit.edu/Faculty_Pages/moses/Macsyma.pdf
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On 2010-12-17, Waldemar <waldemar4u at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Maxima community,
> > It is very hard to find some additional information about Maxima on
> > internet, because the most google hits are about nissan maxima,
> > maximas and minimas of some functions and so on. So I would like to
> > suggest, to rename Maxima in some more unique name.
> >
> > Here are my suggestions:
> >
> > Since Maxima is a descendant of Macsyma how about:
> >
> > MacsymaNG <- Macsyma new/next generation.
> > OpenMacsyma <- similar to DOE Macsyma.
> > MacsymaS <- Macsyma Schelter's edition.
> >
> > Or sine Maxima is fully implemented in Common Lisp, how about:
> >
> > Maclisy <- Mathematical Common Lisp System or Mathematical Calculation
> > System.
> >
> > So what think you about it?
> >
> > BTW: Does anybody know what Macsyma stands for?
> >
> > Have a nice day.
> >
> > Bye.
> >
> > Waldemar.
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