eer36024@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (02/24/90)
I want to use my ST to produce lab write-ups from my Physics classes.
However, I am not certain if the software that I require exists. I have
a Mega 4, mono monitor, and HP DeskJet.
My needs are basically three:
1: I need the ability to do graphs with error bars and
have one or both axes be logarithmic, and to have
the program do some type of curve fit to the data
2: Moderately complex mathematical expressions should
be possible.
3: Diagrams should be able to be imported. Preferably,
.GEM format, but .IMG or .P?3 would be marginally
acceptable.
Obviously, I need to be able to output to my DeskJet.
It would seem that my choices would be limited to TeX or Signum2
as the base of all this. Then I would need a scientific graphing/plotting
program (I don't know of any for the ST) that can produce output suitable
for importing into one of these programs. Or I could simply put diagrams
and graphs on separate pages to eliminate the need for importing. What
are TeX and Signum2 capable of importing? And what scientific graphing-
plotting programs exist for the ST? Any other comments?
Thanks,boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (02/25/90)
In article <46300088@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, eer36024@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > > I want to use my ST to produce lab write-ups from my Physics classes. >However, I am not certain if the software that I require exists. I have >a Mega 4, mono monitor, and HP DeskJet. > > My needs are basically three: > > 1: I need the ability to do graphs with error bars and > have one or both axes be logarithmic, and to have > the program do some type of curve fit to the data > > 2: Moderately complex mathematical expressions should > be possible. > > 3: Diagrams should be able to be imported. Preferably, > .GEM format, but .IMG or .P?3 would be marginally > acceptable. > Well, there is one program that you could try for fairly cheap, and it just might do the trick. It is called Sci-Plot, on the Nov 88 Start disk. I would order the back issue, if possible, to get the program instructions (inside the mag). It is a very capable program, giving one access to a custom font set which includes greek letters and math symbols (one can also create a new font for a specific task). The only problem that I can see is the output to your Deskjet. I seem to remember that it can output to the printer in high or low res (??), and that the high res looks really good (on my cruddy dot matrix) it can also create a PI3 dump of the graph. Anyway, if you cannot get a back issue of that mag, email me direct, and maybe we can work something out. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- Mickey Boyd | "Nobody can be exactly like me. FSU Computer Science | Even I have trouble doing it." mail: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu | - Tallulah Bankhead ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------