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From: markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: EMAIL SURVEY: Graph Plotting Programs for Amiga
Message-ID: <24673.266e2ff9@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 7 Jun 90 15:44:09 GMT
References: <8751@wehi.dn.mu.oz>
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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In article <8751@wehi.dn.mu.oz>, BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes:
> I would like some idea of the number of people who would use/are
> using an Amiga based graph plotting program.

I dont' use an Amiga based graph plotting program becuase I havn't
found one yet (no I havn't tried Multiplot, let me know where I can
access it and I'll try it.
 
> My observation is that on the MAC, Cricket Graph is the most often
> used plotting program. It appears to have have had very few revisions
> over the last 6 years, so I assume it has not sold well.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG!!!!  Cricket Graph has sold extremely well.
The reason it hasn't gone through so many revisions is it doesn't
really need it.  It is a simple yet powerful program.  Sometimes I get
tired of "bell and whistleism".  There is still room for small
specific programs that do one thing easy and well (even more so on a
multitasking Amiga).  Cricket Graph's strength is its simplicity.
I've had several people who were VERY computer illiterate sit down and
quickly use Cricket Graph to produce effective graphs.  Couple that
with PICT and the Macs extremly well supported clipboard, and ANY Mac
word proccessor and you can quickly produce a nice document and have
it print nicely.  

> I am also
> somewhat surprised at never having recieved a non-beta bug report
> for Multiplot... I'm sure it is not because of the absolute absence
> of bugs. It occurred to me that it may be because no-one actually
> uses it.

Couldn't help you there.  I'll try it, but one of the biggest Amiga
problems is still painless output.  To this day there isn't ONE Amiga
word processor and ANY kind of graphics program that will let me cut
and paste NON-bitmap (ie object oriented) graphics.  But this isn't
your fault.  The Amiga desperately needs a portable (simple is okay)
IFF format that is as well supported as ILBM for object graphics.

> Given the enormous investment in time that has gone into Multiplot
> (when you see the next version you'll see what I mean) I am keen to
> know if anyone gives a stuff.
> 
> SO:
> 
> Please email me if you have a use for a graph plotting program.
> Please name the program if you are already using one (Amiga only,
> thanks)

Sorry, I use Cricket Graph since I need to produce integrated reports
with the graphs I make.
 
> I will post the results (if any!).
> 
> Regards Alan
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