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From: blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS361 x42854")
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Subject: Re:  SGI functionality - Can I do on a PI what I can on a Mac?
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Date: 29 Oct 90 14:21:43 GMT
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   Your requirements don't sound very tough to fill.  If you can do it
on a Mac you should be able to do it on a real computer.  There are
many plotting packages out there for SGI's, some are free.
We use some Ames software: PLOT3D, SURF, GAS, FAST (FAST is new and
still in Beta release).  We also have TECPLOT.  TECPLOT is slower than
the Ames software and cost bucks, but it can do a few things PLOT3D,
SURF, and GAS can't do.  You can "cut-and-paste" between windows on
an SGI.  Although, that technique sounds a little slow if you are
trying to plot a lot of points.
--

	Brent L. Bates
	NASA-Langley Research Center
	M.S. 361
	Hampton, Virginia  23665-5225
	(804) 864-2854
	E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov