Maxima in ASCII-Mode

Sometimes you have to run Maxima alone. I prefer to run it through an EMACS-shell instead of the x-terminal. Emacs provides a command line history (CTRL-up/down), and editing functions (cursor left/right, delete).

To do this, start Emacs. Then press Alt-x shell <return>.
(Long description: Run emacs by typing emacs in an x-terminal.
Press the Alt-key and <x> at the same time. Then type s-h-e-l-l, press the <return>-key).

Here is how your screen looks like after integrating sin(x^2+1):

Same in Symaxx:

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