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Subject: Re: help (Contour plotting application)
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Date: 29 Nov 90 00:19:45 GMT
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In article <10435@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>, clark@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Clark Liu) writes...
>If anybody knows any package on the mac capable of drawing contour
>lines please email me its name.

I did e-mail this, but others may be interested ... 

Contour 81 is a shareware contour plotting application for the Mac.  
A practical application example: this type of program is used to
plot isotherms, equipotential lines, and the like from three column
data files or numerical results.  This is something the Cricket Graphs
of the world don't handle.

I don't know enough about contour plotting to post a critical evaluation.
I do know that good packages are rare enough that the engineers in
our organization use a home-brewed graphics package for this sort
of output.

It would be interesting for someone who has used this application to 
post a review;  while there are excellent contour plotting packages on
mainframes, many engineers would love to tap the convenience of the
laserwriter for this application.

Bill Johnston; 38 Chambers St.; Newark, DE 19711; (302)368-1949
johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu