hal@econ.lsa.umich.edu (Hal Varian) (06/21/91)
I've been looking into statistics packages for the NeXT. (I'm mostly interested in econometric applications.) Here's what I've found. S -- has been ported to the NeXT. Should be in next ATT release this summer. Cost is about $800 for source code, $10 per cpu license fee. SAS -- currently in beta test. Should be available in August. Price will be about the same as for the PC version. Shazam -- runs on NeXT, uses gnuplot for graphics. Available now. contact Kenneth White, <ken@unixg.ubc.ca>, for details. Price is about $400, site licenses available. SST -- runs on NeXT, no graphics. Available now. Contact Jeffrey Dubin, jad@lear.caltech.edu, for details. Price is about $800, site licenses available. xlispstat -- runs on NeXT with minor tweaking, no graphics. Free. ftp source code from umnstat.stat.umn.edu. To get it to compile do the following: Edit the Makefile and create the directories indicated in the first few lines. Choose the GNUPLOT option for GRAPHSYS. Eliminate the -f68881 flags in UCFLAGS and ULDFLAGS. Comment out the FOREIGN_FLAG. Set MACHINE=generic. Edit the file graphics.c and change the 3 occurrences of "raise" to "rraise". (This prevents some kind of conflict with one of the library routines.) Now type "make" then "make install". You'll probably want to get hold of Luke Tierney's book "Lisp-stat", John Wiley, 1990 to figure out what to do with it now that you've got it compiled. I plan to try compiling it with the X11 option as soon as my copy of coXist comes in. Someone who has the free X-windows package installed might try this too. Xlispstat is a fantastic package, and the price is right. But it's a pity not to have the graphics. Maybe some altruistic soul will convert the X stuff to NeXTstep.... -- Hal Varian Internet: Hal_Varian@um.cc.umich.edu Dept of Economics BITNET: userCABX@umichum Univ of Michigan NeXTmail: hal@alfred.econ.lsa.umich.edu Ann Arbor, MI 48109 313-764-2364