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___________________________________________________________________________
THE ZGRAF C++ MULTI-PLATFORM GRAPHING TOOLKIT
Business/Tech Graphs for MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.X,
Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2 Presentation Manager
____________________________________________________________________________
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS:
Do you have a need to generate business, math, or scientific graphs
in the DOS, Windows/Windows 95/Windows NT or OS/2 PM environments?
If so, the ZGRAF graph toolkit may be just what you need to dress up
your application with a bit of graphics flash!
If you haven't done so already, take a minute or two to run one of
the demo programs, to get an idea of some of the graph styles that
can be created.
HIGHLIGHTS/FEATURES OF THE ZGRAF GRAPH TOOLKIT
______________________________________________
- COMPLETE
The ZGRAF toolkit contains a wide assortment of graph styles for
DOS (Borland BGI + Microsoft Graphics), Win 3.X, Win 95, Win NT,
and OS/2 PM. Basic graph styles available include Bar, Pie, Area,
Ribbon, Logarithmic, Polar, X/Y, 2-D Function, 3-D Surface, and
Contour graphs. Using different features of these basic styles,
many more graph types are possible...
- INEXPENSIVE
Here's Our Pricing Scheme:
Complete Multi-Platform Product
[MS-DOS and Win 3.X/Win 95/Win NT and OS/2 PM]
$75 -- Personal Developer Version
$99 -- Commercial Developer Version
Single Platform Product
[Either MS-DOS, or Win 3.X/Win 9/Win NT, or OS/2 PM]
$30 -- Personal Developer Version
$45 -- Commercial Developer Version
NOTE:
The Personal and Commercial Developer Versions both include
the full toolkit functionality for development in the
respective environment(s). However, the Commercial Developer
differs from the Personal Version in that it provides the
professional developer with an UNLIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
WITH NO ROYALTIES!
Just for comparison, here's how the ZGRAF C++ Toolkit stacks up
against some other graphics libraries:
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QUICK PRODUCT COMPARISON
------------------------
Product Full Assortment Source Code List
Name of Graphs? Included? Price
------------------------------------------------------------
ZGRAF C++
Toolkit Yes Yes $30-$75 (Personal)
$45-$99 (Commercial
Developer)
Visual Tools
First
Impression Yes No $249
Pinnacle
Graphics
Server SDK Yes No $299
Software FX
Chart FX Yes Maybe $399
Chirp
DIG for
Windows Yes Yes $499
Remember, most of these products suuport only ONE platform
(i.e., Windows)!
Are these other products overpriced, or is the ZGRAF Toolkit just
a great value? We'll let you make the call. To be fair, some of
the packages listed above do offer a few graph styles and features
not found in our Toolkit. But overall we think you'll agree, the
ZGRAF C++ Toolkit provides the most bang-for-the-buck for today's
GUI developer...
- FULL SOURCE-CODE INCLUDED
As a developer, you know that the availability of source-code is
important.
When you order the ZGRAF toolkit, you get the COMPLETE C++
source-code to all the graph functions. You also get the
source-code to the demo programs featured in this package. Should
you want to modify the source-code to the graph library for any
reason, you'll find the code easy to follow, and well-commented.
The toolkit has been designed to exploit the power of C++. All
graphs share a basic "look and feel", and inherit common features.
Experienced C++ programmers will appreciate the ease in which new
graphs can be created by "inheriting" the functionality of
existing objects and by extending the graph classes.
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- MULTI-PLATFORM
Yes, the ZGRAF C++ Toolkit is available on a number of different
platforms [DOS, Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2 PM].
Moreover, we're planning to add support for UNIX and Linux soon
(hopefully early 1996). Maybe some other platforms/operating
systems down the road, too.
And don't worry. If you purchase the ZGRAF C++ Graph Toolkit now,
you get FREE upgrades--for up to one year after the date of your
purchase. This means that when support for new platforms becomes
available, you get support for the new platforms at no extra cost!
- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
If you are not 100% satisfied with the ZGRAF C++ Graph Toolkit
just return it within 30 days for a full refund.
REQUIREMENTS
------------
A C++ compiler providing access to the API and SDK-level graphics
functions is required. The ZGRAF Toolkit was tested using the
following development environments:
MS-DOS and
MS-Windows: Borland C++, versions 3.1 and 4.02.
Microsoft Visual C++, version 1.52.
Windows 95,
Windows NT: Microsoft 32-bit Visual C++, version 2.1.
OS/2 PM: Borland C++, version 1.0.
IBM CSet++, version 2.1.
The code was designed with portability in mind. It should port
easily to other C++ compilers/environments without significant
alterations, and should work with future versions of DOS, Windows
and OS/2.
Some knowledge of basic GUI programming concepts and 'C' is
assumed on the part of the user, but the examples are adequate to
assist even the novice Windows or PM developer. An understanding
of C++ is helpful, but not required to utilize this product...
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FEATURES
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- Unlimited Number of Data Points per Graph
- Up to Ten Separate Groups of Data per Graph
(User Can Easily Expand This Limit)
- Solid Color Fills or Hatch Fills on Pie, Bar, Area Graphs
- Selectable Legend Positioning
(Legend at Left, Legend at Bottom, No Legend)
- Optional Line Connection Between Data Points
(Connect Lines/Don't Connect Lines)
- Optional Display of Symbols at Data Points
(Display Symbols/Don't Display Symbols)
- Optional Display of Graph Grid Axes
(Display Grid/Don't Display Grid)
- Graphs Can be Scaled to Fit Window or a Rectangle Within Window
(Allows Multiple Graphs per Window)
- Manual- or Auto-Scaling to Data
- 2-D and 3-D Styles on Many Graphs
- Linear or Log Axis Divisions
- Selectable Number of Axis Divisions
- Selectable Formats for Numeric Axis Labels
(Integer, Floating-Pt., Sci. Notation, Fixed-Point)
- Selectable Graph Axis, Plot, and Background Colors.
- Full 32-Bit Color Support on Windows/Windows NT, OS/2 PM Platforms
- Full-Res. Graph Printing With Just a Few Simple Function Calls
- Several Decorative Background Color Gradient Styles
(Windows, OS/2 PM Platforms)
WINDOWS VERSIONS:
- Easy Integration with Microsoft Foundation Classes
(Sample MFC Application Included)
- "True-Type" Font Capability (Windows/Win NT Platforms)
- Full Win-16 DLL Source-Code Included
____________________________________________________________________________
ORDERING INFORMATION
--------------------
To order the ZGRAF graph toolkit, send your check or money order
for the appropriate amount [U.S. currency only, please] to the
address listed below. You can use the attached form, or an
equivalent. Send to:
ZGRAF Software
Box 3103
Clarksville, IN 47131
Phone (Voice) : (812) 949-9524
ZGRAF BBS : (812) 949-0416 [14.4K/9600 BPS, 8/1/No Parity]
CompuServe : 70742,1356
Internet : jjakob@delphi.com
NOTES:
Regretfully, we are unable to process Mastercard/VISA directly at
this time, but hope to be able to offer customers this service in
the future.
NEED TO USE A CREDIT CARD?
--------------------------
You may order/purchase the product via CompuServe's software
registration service. COMPUSERVE DOES ALLOW THE USE OF CREDIT
CARDS. On CompuServe, Just Type "GO SWREG" and Register Product
ID #7623 for the Complete Multi-Platform Product [MS-DOS + Win
3.X + Win 95 + Win NT + OS2], or ID #2998 for one of the Single
Platform Products [MS-DOS or Win/Win NT or OS/2].
The cost for CompuServe orders is a bit more [i.e., $115 instead
of $99 for the Multi-Platform version, and $55 instead of $45 for
the Single-Platform version], so that we can cover the 15%
overhead fee that CompuServe charges for using their service. To
help offset the increased cost, ZGRAF will pick up the shipping
costs for orders placed via CompuServe's software registration
service...
WANT THE SOFTWARE NOW?
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If you're in a hurry to get the software, you can download the
complete ZGRAF C++ toolkit archive via modem. Call the ZGRAF
BBS for details.
Thank you for taking the time to try our product.
____________________________________________________________________________
ZGRAF TOOLKIT ORDER FORM
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Please Select Product Desired:
____ ZGRAF C++ SINGLE-PLATFORM Toolkit
Environment, Personal Developer
(Please Specify Platform Desired:
MS-DOS, Win 3.X/Win 95/Win NT, or OS/2 PM)
$30 US
____ ZGRAF C++ SINGLE-PLATFORM Toolkit
Environment, Commercial Developer
(Please Specify Platform Desired:
MS-DOS, Win 3.X/Win 95/Win NT, or OS/2 PM)
$45 US
____ ZGRAF C++ MULTI-PLATFORM Toolkit Complete Development
Environment, Personal Developer
(MS-DOS, Win 3.X, Win 95, Win NT, OS/2 PM)
$75 US
____ ZGRAF C++ MULTI-PLATFORM Toolkit Complete Development
Environment, Commercial Developer
(MS-DOS, Win 3.X, Win 95, Win NT, OS/2 PM)
$99 US
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║ BONUS: Purchase the ZGRAF C++ MULTI-PLATFORM Toolkit ║
║ Commercial Developer Version Before 31 Dec 1995, ║
║ And Receive One Year Of Free Software Upgrades ║
║ at No Cost (Software Upgrades Available On BBS) ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
____ Shipping
$2.50 USA / $4.00 overseas
____ TOTAL