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Mathematica
     
         A popular {symbolic mathematics} and
        graphics system, developed in 1988 by Stephen Wolfram and sold
        by {Wolfram Research}.  The language emphasises rules and
        {pattern-matching}.  The name was suggested by {Steve Jobs}.
     
        {Home (http://www.wri.com/mathematica/)}.
     
        {Stanford FTP (ftp://otter.stanford.edu/)}, {NCSA FTP
        (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/)}.
     
        Mailing list: [email protected].
     
        {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica}.
     
        ["Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer",
        Stephen Wolfram, A-W 1988].
     
        (1995-05-01)