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From: eric@eklektik.UUCP (/dev/tty000)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Scientific programs on Amiga
Message-ID: <6110@eklektik.UUCP>
Date: 2 Oct 90 16:35:13 GMT
References: <31796@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <1990Sep29.021658.26896@evax.arl.utexas.edu> <90273.105607UH2@psuvm.psu.edu>
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In article <90273.105607UH2@psuvm.psu.edu> UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) writes:
>In article <1990Sep29.021658.26896@evax.arl.utexas.edu>,
>hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Col. Ames and Pixel) says:
>>    My wish list:
>> 1) Plotting program. Ability to plot xy, scatter, polar, parametric. Plot as
>Isn't there a freely distributable package that does some of this stuff?
>It writes HPGL output, and includes a way to send HPGL to any preferences
>printer.  I think it is called MultiPlot, or PLPLOT:, or some such, or
>maybe that is two different packages altogether.
>
>Perhaps the real problem is that it isn't commercial enough!  There needs
>to at least be that little ad in the back of Amiga World every month to
>help people find it.  Better yet, the ad should be in Science.

Well, perhaps it's time the folks on the net got together and set up
some sort of informal organization to deal with this.  Maybe it could
start out as a mailing list for discussions/requests/collaborations/etc.
It could even be used to apply concerted pressure on software houses
to port/develop software that meets certain needs, if we can agree
on what those needs are and show the potential market.  I would
be willing to help with such an undertaking, *if* I can get some
help setting it up (I've never done anything like that...) and if
it's okay with this system owner (it's a small private system).

What say you all?  If you would be interested in such a mailing
list or other such idea, please send me email so I can get an
idea of the number of people who might want to be involved.  In
addition to posting any comments on the net, of course.


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