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From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
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Subject: Re: SURVEY RESULTS: Data Plotting on Amiga
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Date: 15 Jun 90 04:40:12 GMT
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In article <9051@wehi.dn.mu.oz>, BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes...
^EMAIL SURVEY: Data Plotting on the Amiga
^ 
^People with a use for a data plotting program were asked to reply.
^The name of any currently used program was requested.
^ 
^Number of responses: 27 (including one department)

[statistics deleted]

^ 
^Comments:
^ 
^That seems like a fair number of respondents and I am aware of others
^who are interested but did not respond. I still suspect there is not 
^a commercially viable market for a graph plotting program on the Amiga
^because:
^	Few people plot graphs
^	Those that do have access to other machines to do it.
^	Those that do tend to be poor (ie students).

Hmmm...perhaps there won't be a market until someone puts out a package that
that is as good as the stuff on other machines.  The Amiga is a good platform
for science work except for the lack of tools to display data.  Places may just
by Amigas to do Tex and you might get buyers from there.

^ 
^Another problem for a commercial publisher would be the badly fragmented
^market. While a few people would be happy with rudimentary features
^(like Cricket graph), many people wanted aesoteric features without any
^insight into the unlikelihood of their being well used.

A start is a start.  Since I'm not heavily involved with the science work here
I'm not entirely sure what they need.  I have seen cricket on our macs so they
may use it here.  Either way if there isn't capability it makes getting any
Amigas tougher.

^ 
^Qustions/comments about Multiplot will be answered in a separate posting
^or by email.
^ 
^Hope this was of interest,
^ 
^Regards Alan

NT

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