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Subject: Re: Kaleidagraph questions
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Date: 23 May 91 00:08:12 GMT
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I asked several questions about Kaleidagraph.  Several quick, unqualified
endorsements; there seem to be alot of Lonnie Abelbeck fans out there!

>1 -- Is KG System 7 compatible? (No KG info in the Compatibility Checker.)

Version 2.1 is current;  people report no problems with 7.0.

>2 -- KG is now distributed by Synergy Software rather that Abelbeck.
>     Is it still under development?   Still Lonnie Abelbeck?

Yes, yes, yes.  Several positive comments about Abelbeck's upgrade 
policies.  One person said to expect a new version of Kaleidagraph
now that the Versaterm-Pro update has been released.

>3 -- Is it DeskWriter compatible?

One person mentioned that the plot symbols were sometimes printed
incorrectly on the DW.  This problem went away when printing with
a postscript emulator like Freedom of the Press.

>4 -- Does Synergy offer site licenses or educational discounts?

Apparently not.  They quoted me a price over the phone, and quickly
added that mail order prices were usually lower.  That was a pleasant
surprise.

Best price I found:  $144 + $3 for overnight S&H fro The Mac Zone, 
                     1-800-248-0800. (Good luck with them in the past.)

>5 -- Any compelling reason to use a different product?

Igor does "EVERYTHING".  DeltaGraph does limited 3-D.  The current version
of Kaleidagraph does not export EPS (encapsulated post-script), which
is important for TEX users.

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