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From: martin@chiton.ucsd.edu (Martin Olivera)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Graphics Package
Message-ID: <604@chiton.ucsd.edu>
Date: 26 Nov 90 21:26:58 GMT
Organization: UCSD - Scripps Inst. of Oceanogr. - MPL
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Thank you to all those that responded my inquiry. For those who are
interested here is a summary of responses:

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SM is a nice package. $250 site licence (for the whole site, 
e.g. whole University !). Nice, I used it for 1-2 years now.
No 3D stuff, poor conturs.
write to rhl@astro.princeton.edu to get more info.
NCAR Graphics is very well done. $500 site licence but is not
interactive
(National Center of Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado).
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Try PV-Wave (303-530-9000).  Also there is the venerable DISSPLA (sp?)
package, don't have a phone number.
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	We use NCAR Graphics.  It has some limitations, but find it
adequate for most of our Oceanographic applications.  It is well documented
with adequte number of examples.  You also get the source code.  You may
get deatils from consult1@ncar.ucar.edu .  They are very helpful.
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We use PVI (Precision Visuals, Inc.) products, and I'm very happy with them. 
The ones we have are PicSure Plus, DI-3000, Contouring, DI-TEXTPRO, and Metafile
Interpreter.  Most of our needs (>95%) are met by PicSure Plus, an interactive
chart-drawing utility.  Those things that can't be done with PicSure, we do
with DI-3000 and Contouring.
By the way, these aren't cheap, but the support is great, and the design
philosopy makes use very easy.
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If I get more responses I'll post them.

Martin