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- From: oa@iah.com (Rick Lutowski)
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- Subject: Re: Help to choose scientific graphics library
- Date: 23 Mar 1996 03:30:13 GMT
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- Nelson Wallace <nelson.wallace@trw.com> wrote:
- >Sorry I came in on the end of this one. I've had very good luck with the
- >scientific graphics routines from John Jakbob at ZGRAF. He sells source
- >code, doesn't ask for distribution royalties, includes good documentation
- >and example code, and gives free upgrades via his BBS for 1 yr. It's
- >callable from C or C++. It runs just fine under 16 or 32 bit. And all
- >for $45! (Some of his products cost more, but you get the idea.)
-
- The above sounds like a description of the PRL libraries - source
- included, no royalties, good documentation, plenty of test/demo
- programs, and free support and upgrades for 1 year. Most PRL libraries
- are only slightly higher than $45 (but not much more), unless you
- run Linux, in which case a free binary version is available. The
- main difference is PRL is supported under Fortran rather than C,
- although some users are calling it from C, and at least one user
- is driving it from Ada on a VMS Alpha system.
-
- So maybe it's a coin toss between ZGRAF and PRL, but maybe not.
- To find out, check his web page and download his documentation and
- demo code, and then check PRL at http://www.iah.com/oa/ and download
- the PRL docs and demo code for Linux (it's the same on all systems).
-
- After that, post your opinions. Be interested in hearing them.
-
- Rick Lutowski
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