Another mathcad alternative 2

[GregLocock]

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.

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[MikeHalloran]

It looks interesting.

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

 

[IRstuff]

If it could handle units like Mathcad, I'd definitely looks into it.

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[l8mackey]

I think until someone puts out a product that supports units, MathCad will be safe in maintaining it's market share on this type of software tool.

Should one of these groups ever figure out that units is a key component....MathCad will see some real competition.

 

[tsgrue]

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SMath Studio now supports units. It appears to be the best alternative to Mathcad.

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[IRstuff]

If I had nothing else, then it might be barely tolerable.

> 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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[jhardy1]

Given the choice, I would definitely be using Mathcad. However, while I have access to Mathcad at work, I can't afford a personal licence. I will definitely be taking a close look at SMath now that it supports units. It looks like it needs a few more mouse clicks to enter units etc, but the benefits of creating units-aware calculations will be well worth the trouble for me.

 

[IRstuff]

While it claims to be able to read Mathcad 14 xmcd files, every one that I tried, failed.

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[jhardy1]

RE: failure to save or open Mathcad 14 files - this has been noted on the user forums:

http://en.smath.info/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=406

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.

 

[sdz]

After trying Mathcad and TEDDS I think the best alternative is a spreadsheet. I now use a spreadsheet almost exclusivley for my calculations.

 

[jhardy1]

New Release 0.88 fixes the Mathcad compatibility issue, and the units feature now works as well.

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!