pj@doc.imperial.ac.uk (Paul Jarvis) (01/30/91)
I apologise if this is the wrong group but I could think
of none better. I am told that the `solution' to our
problem would be a `graphical visualisation package'.
Does such a thing exist for the RS6000 boxes, if so
may I have some details. Sorry to be so vague on this
one but we have been told what the solution is but
managment have not yet told us what the problem is.
Cheers
Paul
(pj@doc.ic.uk.ac)robmack@ii.uib.no (Robert MacKinnon ) (01/30/91)
In article <9101300955.aa15043@tgould.doc.ic.ac.uk> pj@doc.imperial.ac.uk (Paul Jarvis) writes: >I apologise if this is the wrong group but I could think >of none better. I am told that the `solution' to our >problem would be a `graphical visualisation package'. >Does such a thing exist for the RS6000 boxes, if so >may I have some details. Sorry to be so vague on this >one but we have been told what the solution is but >managment have not yet told us what the problem is. > >Cheers > Paul > (pj@doc.ic.uk.ac) At the Bergen Scientific Centre, we have just got in a package by Wavefront Technologies called "Advanced Data Visualizer". We use it to visualize NIC data on environmental computer simulations like ocean-ice interfaces. You can get more information about this product by contacting Wavefront Technologies in Great Britian (ask for Chris Ford) tele.+44-494-441273. or Hilde Diegenant tele. +32-1-25 45 55. University cost should be in the 3000 to 4000 pound range.
shair@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Bob Shair) (01/31/91)
pj@doc.imperial.ac.uk (Paul Jarvis) writes: >I apologise if this is the wrong group but I could think >of none better. I am told that the `solution' to our >problem would be a `graphical visualisation package'. >Does such a thing exist for the RS6000 boxes, if so >may I have some details. Searching an internal IBM "Solutions" database, I found more than 30 packages claiming to offer some form of graphical visualization for the RISC system. I'll not repeat the list here, to save bandwidth and honor the Internet strictures against marketing, but your local IBM representative should be able to provide the information. One set of visualization tools which I'd like to call to your attention are the XImage and XDataSlice packages from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) here in Champaign-Urbana. These programs are freely available and can be obtained through anonymous ftp over the Internet from 128.174.20.50... look in /XImage/bin and /XDataSlice/rs6000. -- Bob Shair shair@chgvmic1.iinus1.ibm.com Scientific Computing Specialist SHAIR@UIUCVMD (bitnet) IBM Champaign
rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) (02/16/91)
In article <1991Jan30.152331.6853@eik.ii.uib.no> robmack@ii.uib.no (Robert MacKinnon ) writes: |>In article <9101300955.aa15043@tgould.doc.ic.ac.uk> pj@doc.imperial.ac.uk (Paul Jarvis) writes: |>>I apologise if this is the wrong group but I could think |>>of none better. I am told that the `solution' to our |>>problem would be a `graphical visualisation package'. |>>Does such a thing exist for the RS6000 boxes, if so |>>may I have some details. Sorry to be so vague on this |>>one but we have been told what the solution is but |>>managment have not yet told us what the problem is. |>> |>>Cheers |>> Paul |>> (pj@doc.ic.uk.ac) |> |>At the Bergen Scientific Centre, we have just got in a package by Wavefront |>Technologies called "Advanced Data Visualizer". We use it to visualize |>NIC data on environmental computer simulations like ocean-ice interfaces. |> |>You can get more information about this product by contacting Wavefront |>Technologies in Great Britian (ask for Chris Ford) tele.+44-494-441273. |>or Hilde Diegenant tele. +32-1-25 45 55. University cost should be in the |>3000 to 4000 pound range. 1. There is a comp.graphics.visualization newsgroup that discusses just what you are looking for. 2. apE is available for $75 from the Ohio Supercomputer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. They have an e-mail address which I don't have at hand. In my humble opinion, it may be better than the Wavefront package in that you get source code, the package is easily extended, and (from the looks of the video tape IBM lent me) apE has a better programming paradigm in its "wrench" dataflow , icon-based editor. 3. apE is in the same class as AVS, Stardent's visualization system. There have been rumors and speculation that AVS will soon be on the RS/6000, but no hard facts. Rob Lake BP Research rbl@BP.COM