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Sure, emacs is an OS [1], you can write any kind of programs for it. On the other hand, you can do symbolic calculus in Scheme - see, for example, MIT Scheme-b
by Koshkin 6y ago
Sure, emacs is an OS [1], you can write any kind of programs for it.
On the other hand, you can do symbolic calculus in Scheme - see, for example, MIT Scheme-based Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics (which, incidentally, is perfectly usable from inside emacs).
[1] http://www.informatimago.com/linux/emacs-on-user-mode-linux.html http://www.informatimago.com/linux/emacs-on-user-mode-linux....
- fooofw 6y agoOf course, in this example, the symbolic calculus functionality is distributed with the OS, or arguably even as part of it, which I guess is a bit more rare than simply having the option of installing it.