tim@mote.Berkeley.EDU (Tim Quinn) (01/26/89)
Does any one know of a good program to do graphs with the mac. I would like to do multiple graphs on the same page, connect points in a sequence I specify, add text to the graph, add arrows and boxes etc. The works. I have found Cricket Graph unsuitable for a number of reasons. Thanks in advance
jim@qtc.UUCP (Jim Prouty) (01/28/89)
In article <27744@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> tim@mote.Berkeley.EDU (Tim Quinn) writes: >Does any one know of a good program to do graphs with the mac. >I would like to do multiple graphs on the same page, connect >points in a sequence I specify, add text to the graph, add >arrows and boxes etc. The works. > >I have found Cricket Graph unsuitable for a number of reasons. I've seen a demonstration of the "Igor" program from WaveMetrics which I believe will do just what you want. See MacWeek pg 57, January 24, 1989 (and the two previous issues, I think). Notice the text boxes added to the graphs. I know that it prints multiple graphs to a page and does X-Y plots, has arrows, etc. From MacWEEK: ================================================================================ GRAPHING AND DATA ANALYSIS POWER TOOL Igor is the newest, fastest, most powerful graphing and data analysis program for the Macintosh. For line or scatter graphs you'll appreciate Igor's speed and flexibility. For curve fitting, Fourier transforms, integration, differentiation, smoothing, histograms or sorting you'll appreciate Igor's fast, interactive operation. o Powerful, integrated environment o Highest quality LaserWriter graphs up to poster size o Graphs mathematical or experimental data o Work with real of complex numbers o Structured macro language o Supports 68881, MultiFinder, color, and large screens o $195. Satisfaction guaranteed. WaveMetrics P.O. Box 2088 Lake Oswego, Ore. 97035 (503)-635-8849 ================================================================================ Jim Prouty Quantitative Technology Corporation "A man is not the sum of his possessions." 8700 SW Creekside Place Beaverton, Oregon 97005 sequent!qtc!jim
wtj@mhuxu.UUCP (W. T. Jones, AT&T Bell Labs) (01/28/89)
In article <27744@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> tim@mote.Berkeley.EDU (Tim Quinn) writes: >Does any one know of a good program to do graphs with the mac. >I would like to do multiple graphs on the same page, connect >points in a sequence I specify, add text to the graph, add >arrows and boxes etc. The works. > >I have found Cricket Graph unsuitable for a number of reasons. > >Thanks in advance We've been very happy so far with a program called KaleidaGraph (from the people who brought you VersaTerm, and VersaTerm Pro...). I think that it would handle many of your requests. Specifically: Up to 32,000 data points in a window. Numeric and text data entry. Enter data with the keyboard, clipboard or text file. Read user specified data formats including fixed/variable data widths and read/skip capability. Select data from multiple windows for plotting. Data is saved as binary or text. VERY FAST data entry and plotting (much faster that Cricket Graph) read a 20,000 data point file in less than a minute. (it plots 5-10 times faster than Cricket Graph too...) It has a formula entry window for entering algebraic equations for data manipulations. 1000 step programmable RPN calculator. 8 level stack 100 memory registers execute a program on a data window selection. directly access any data position Conditional testing, Subroutines, nested loops... Store up to 20 programs in a menu. 12 plot types (Line, Scatter, Histogram, Box, Probability (sampled and x-y), Double-Y, Percentile, Polar, Column, Stacked Column, Pie.) Selectable markers, patterns and colors. Log or Linear axis. Selectable axis limits and tic marks (inside, outside or both) Customized labels and legends Linked data/plots for automatic updating. Highlight data points or labels with arrows, lines and boxes Identify points Graphically select data regions for plotting. User selectable error bars. Linear/normal probability distributions plots. Curve Fits (linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, power and weighted.) Save plots for later use as templates or as MacDraw/MacPaint documents. As you can probably tell, we like it. KaleidaGraph is fast, very solid program for analyzing data and creating plots. If you want to plot large data sets quickly, print at the full resolution on the LaserWriter, directly input non-TAB separated text data, or write your own custom macros to analyze data; take a look at KaleidaGraph. Bill Jones (215) 939-6195 AT&T Bell Labs att!mhuxu!wtj 2525 N. 12 St. Reading, Pa Disclaimer: I speak only as a satisfied user of KaleidaGraph and have no connection with Peripherals, Computers and Supplies.