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From: BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Scientific programs on Amiga
Message-ID: <14157@wehi.dn.mu.oz>
Date: 12 Oct 90 13:34:02 GMT
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>  I amsomewhat new to the Amiga (since Feb.) and especially this net. I 
> have been follwing this and related threads due to what I originally 
> bought my Amiga for, scientific research.  It had the best graphical 
> display for under $2000 (I am in the fields of Chaotic Attractors) and 
                     ^^^^ okay, not a 68030


> could crunch some numbers in a fair amount of time, and I since I had a 
> C128, I knew quite a lot about the machine.

starts me worrying..

  I am just starting out in C 
> and have been desperately been looking for at least the source for a 
> program to graph 10,000 coordinates in 3d, and be able to zoom in and out 
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and rotate
^^^^^^^^^^^   Plot on an middling early fish disk can do this. Also check
out the PLPLOT libarary.

 without too bad a recalc time. 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

10,000(points) *3 (dimensions) integer (at best) calculations, then
hidden line removal, then
pixel pushing.

It will have a terrible recalc time! 


 I guess what I am long-windedly 
> trying to say here, is that if this group does happen, I would like very 
> much to be a part of it and in general think it would be a great idea and 
> would help promote some serious scientific programs to pop up.
> 


Regards Alan