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From: kmarko@hpdml93.HP.COM (Kurt Marko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Cricket Graph Alternatives ???
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Date: 25 Jul 89 16:31:53 GMT
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Two suggestions as alternatives to Cricket Graph:

	-Kaleidagraph (by Lonnie Abelbeck of VersaTerm fame;
	    not sure who it's marketed by nowdays, but try
	    MacConnection or ComputerWare).
	-Igor by WaveMetrics (a small independent from the Portland, OR
	    area; available only via direct order).

Kaleidagraph has been around a while (>1 yr) and is an outstanding product
with Cricket Graph's functionality plus many additional features.  Fairly
standard interface (like Cricket, you double click on everything...axes,
titles, etc. to change their parameters), and much faster than Cricket at
redrawing.  It, like Cricket and Igor, uses the "spreadsheet" metaphor for
entering and editing data.

Igor is a newer product which has more sophisticated data analysis capabilities
than either Kaleidagraph or Cricket, but also has a somewhat more difficult
interface to master.  Igor has a comprehensive macro language which is more
thorough and easier to use than Kaleidagraph's.  Igor is also very fast at
redrawing graphs or computing curve fittings/smoothings.

Neither Igor or Kaleidagraph do 3-D plots; for that type of functionality
you should consider Mathematica (overkill if all you want is data analysis),
Systat, DataDesk, MacSpin, or Wingz (the new spreadsheet from Informix).

Hope this helps.

Kurt Marko
H-P Boise R&D Lab
kmarko@hpdml93.hp.com