Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations in a user-friendly environment. It features: Elaborate data structures. Sophisticated interpreter and programming language with Matlab-like syntax. Hundreds of built-in math functions. Stunning graphics. Open structure. Many built-in libraries: Linear Algebra. Control. Package for linear matrix inequalities, optimization. Signal processing. Simulation. Optimization. Metanet. Symbolic capabilities through Maple interface. WWW: http://www.scilab.org Note: To configure your local printers, add their names to the PRINTERS variable in the scilab script. -- P. Menezes (paulo@isr.uc.pt)