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From: george@wind55.seri.gov (George Scott)
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Subject: Re: What is the NCAR graphics package?
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Date: 15 Aug 90 17:11:28 GMT
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hj412fr@duc220.uni-duisburg.de (Frik) writes:

>At our department we need some comprehensive plotting package covering
>curves, surfaces, sections etc. to process simulation data for
>presentation purposes. Obviously, we would prefer some freely available
>package in source form and understand that the NCAR package is
>something along those lines. Could someone tell us whether we are on
>the right track, how we can get it (I see a HUGE ncar.tar on some
>servers, but it is too big to transfer) , how it compares with other
>products (say DISSPLA or UNIRAS) and anything else that might be of
>importance for us?

NCAR Graphics is a library of Fortran-callable routines. It is NOT free -
depending on your site  (number of users...), it will run $700 to $2000?.
For information, write to 
  NCAR Graphics Information
  Scientific Computing Division
  P.O. Box 3000
  Boulder CO 80307-3000
  USA

  ph. 303-497-1201

or e-mail to
  scdinfo@ncar.ucar.edu
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