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From: vogelw@bionette.CGRB.ORST.EDU (Walter Vogel - Biochem)
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Subject: Re: Kaleidagraph questions
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Date: 23 May 91 03:28:53 GMT
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>>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.
>
According to Barbara Maxwel of Synergy SW:
"A version of KaleidaGraph that will take advantage of system 7.0 will not be
available until next year, but the current version will continue to function as
it does now, even if you are running under system 7.0".

>>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.

Both Igor (currently 1.24 and System 7 compatible according to the publisher)
and KaleidaGraph allow you to analyze and plot data. 
I think that Igor does the former better while KaleidaGraph the latter.


Walter K. Vogel                    Internet: vogelw@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu
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