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From: jhammo@uwovax.uwo.ca (James Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Scientific Graphing Program
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.200934.8678@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 26 Feb 91 01:09:34 GMT
References: <1991Feb21.131836.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
Organization: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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In article <1991Feb21.131836.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, fsjcb1@acad3.alaska.edu (Curt Beavers) writes:
> 
>     I'm looking for a scientific graphing program for IBM compatibles running
> Dos and I have yet to find a satisfactory one.  For those familiar with
> Cricketgraph ond Kalidegraph, something like either of these Macintosh programs
> would be great.
>  
>     Basically my qualifications are these.  I need to be able to enter data in
> a spreadsheet like manner, be able to do basic manipulations (add five to
> column A and put it in column B, divide A by B and put it in C, etc).  I'd li,e
> to be able to produce scatter point graphs and edit them inside the program
> (adding and moving labels, resizing fonts if possible, maybe even primitive
> drawing tools?).  Also, and most importantly, I'd like to be able to fit
> equations to the data and have the program find the constants (zero points,
> slope, exponential decay constant, period for repeating functions).  Then,
> displaying the resulting equation over the data would be nice.

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I use a commercial program called GraphPad.  It will do virtually all of the
things you mentioned.  It does have a spreadsheet-like data entry mode, but it
only allows manipulation of existing columns (i.e. you cannot "divide A by B
and put it in C), however you can do a variety of mathematical manipulations on 
the data in any particular column.  I do not find this to be a restriction
though since the program can directly read spreadsheet print files; therefore,
all data manipulations can be done using the spreadsheet program and the data
imported into GraphPad (alternatively, I use Desqview/386 to exchange data
between the spreadsheet and GraphPad).

You can obtain more info on GraphPad (or order it) from the following address:

		GraphPAD Software
		10855 Sorrento Valley Rd, Suite 204B
		San Diego, California
		92121,  USA

		Phone:     619-457-3909
		FAX:       619-457-8141
		MCI Mail:  GRAPHPAD
		InterNet:  GRAPHPAD@MCIMAIL.COM


P.S.  I am in no way associated with GraphPAD Software.  I am simply a very
      satisfied user of this scientific graphing program.
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    James R. Hammond: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
                      University of Western Ontario
                      Tel: (519) 661-3780
                      Fax: (519) 661-3797
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