thuvan@CS.UCLA.EDU (10/26/87)
We are looking for any graphics/plotting software for IBM PC compatible. Our main purpose is to do data analysis for chromatography, and to print on IBM proprinter, laserwriter, or dot matrix printer. Thanks, beautiful Thuvan.
gdj5t@krebs.acc.virginia.edu (GD Jones) (10/29/87)
In article <8828@shemp.UCLA.EDU> thuvan@CS.UCLA.EDU () writes: > >We are looking for any graphics/plotting software for IBM PC >compatible. Our main purpose is to do data analysis for >chromatography, and to print on IBM proprinter, laserwriter, or >dot matrix printer. > Thanks, beautiful Thuvan. We have also been 'shopping' for a scientific graphic program, and decided to get SIGMA-PLOT. Although supposedly not as easy to learn as GRAPH-PAD, SIGMA-PLOT is more powerful and flexible. Also, SIGMA- PLOT is not copy protected and a new enhanced version is released about every 6 mos. (approx. $25 to update). Toll-free technical support is excellent, from what I've heard. SIGMA-PLOT requires 512K, CGA, EGA, or Hercules Monochrome Adaptor, and supports a number of printers and plotters. They plan to add a PostScript driver for the Apple LaserWriter within a month. The demonstration I saw was very impressive! SIGMA-PLOT is nearly WYSIWYG. You can have various types of multiple graphs and move these around the screen (with labels, etc.) to position them. I am less familiar with the other programs listed below. SigmaPlot (ver 3.1) $395 (approx. $375 at Egghead Software) Jandel Scientific 2656 Bridgeway Sausalito, CA 94965 1-800-874-1888 (outside CA) 415-331-3022 GraphPad (ver 2) $249 (40% educational discount) ISI Software (free demo disk avail.) 3501 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 386-0100 ext 1418 1-800-523-4092 TECH*GRAPH*PAD (ver 2.1) $275 ($10 demo avail.) Binary Engineering (Lotus 1-2-3 compatible) 100 Fifth Ave. Waltha, MA 02154 (617) 890-1812 GOS (ver 2.0) $245 On-Line Instrument Systems, Inc. Route 2 Box 111 Jefferson, GA 30549 (404) 367-9191 Spidre $195 PennWell Books P.O. Box 1260 Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 831-9421 Plotit $500 ($350 educational price) Scientific Programming Enterprises P.O. Box 669 Haslett, Michigan 48840 (517) 339-9859 ..... I am in no way affiliated with any of these companies and some of my information may of course be old or incorrect. Please contact each company for specific details, etc. You may also want to read some of the following review articles: Scientific Software Quarterly, (vol. not known; article sent to me by ISI) Human Pathology, vol. 18, #1, Jan 1987 J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol 109, #13, June 24, 1987 Intellegent Instruments & Computers, Aug. 1987, p 183. Heat Transfer Engineering, vol 8, #1 ..... -- Glen Jones U.Va. Biochem Dept., Box 440 > UUCP: ...!uunet!virginia!gdj5t Charlottesville, VA 22908 > BITNET: gdj5t@virginia.BITNET (804) 924-2373 > CSNET: gdj5t@acc.virginia.edu
halp@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Bruce P. Halpern) (11/02/87)
I have an IBM Color Jetprinter (3852-c). I have not found any graphics programs that support it. Even the software supplied by IBM, PRT3852C.COM, produces screen dumps only in yellow, black, and white, even though the printer can also do blue, green, and red. Any guidance to suitable graphics programs or screen dump routines would be appreciated. -- | Bruce P. Halpern Psychology & Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell Ithaca | | ARPA: halp@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu | | BITNET: HALP@CRNLTHRY D57J@CORNELLA D57J@CRNLVAX5 | | PHONE: 607-255-6433 Uris Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 |