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  1.  
  2. Category:           SciPlot is a scientific 2D plotting and 
  3.                                         manipulation program.
  4.  
  5. Installation:       Unpack the archive and double click the SciPlot.pkg 
  6.                     and the SciPlotDemos.pkg.
  7.                                         
  8.                                         The SciPlot.pkg contain the programm itself and can be 
  9.                                         installed for NeXT or Intel or both.
  10.                                         
  11.                                         The SciPlotDemos.pkg contain a collection of demo files.
  12.                                         This package is optional and it is not necessary to
  13.                                         install it. 
  14.  
  15. Required NeXTStep  
  16. Release:            3.x (NeXT and/or Intel)
  17.  
  18. Author:             Michael Wesemann
  19.                     Schillerstr. 73, 10627 Berlin, Germany   
  20.                     mike@fiasko.rz-berlin.mpg.de (NeXTMail preferred)
  21.                            
  22. License:            SciPlot is Shareware! Everybody can use, copy, and
  23.                                          distribute SciPlot as often as he wants. If you like
  24.                                         SciPlot and use it regularly you can remit DM 50 or $35 
  25.                                         or a bottle of good red wine.
  26.  
  27.                                         Commercial distribution is strictly forbidden without 
  28.                                         the permission of the author.
  29.  
  30. Warranty:                        There is no warranty whatsoever for SciPlot. The entire
  31.                                          risk of using the program lies with you.
  32.  
  33. Features:           -  free number of data points, data buffers, 
  34.                                            and document windows
  35.                     -  macro programming language with more than 120 functions
  36.                     -  a general multilevel undo function
  37.                     -  ASCII import and export
  38.                     -  EPS export
  39.                     -  image import (EPS and TIFF)
  40.                     -  copy, cut, paste
  41.                     -  selective open and save 
  42.                     -  grids
  43.                     -  plotting in many styles
  44.                     -  separate control about each graphic attribute
  45.                     -  automatic or manual defined axis steps
  46.                     -  automatic legend
  47.                     -  subviews
  48.                     -  linear and logarithmic axes
  49.                     -  two different axes
  50.                     -  forward and reverse axis plotting
  51.                     -  text and graphic
  52.                     -  color support
  53.                     -  data zoom and document zoom
  54.                     -  normalizing and moving
  55.                     -  axis conversions 
  56.                     -  free hand data manipulations (cut, edit, move, etc.)
  57.                     -  spreadsheet like data editor
  58.                     -  sorting of data
  59.                     -  absolute,relative, and free defined error bars
  60.                     -  calculating with buffers (+, -, *, / ) 
  61.                     -  background subtractions (linear,shirley,tougaard, 
  62.                                            bezier)
  63.                     -  integration and relative integration
  64.                     -  fitting of one or more free defined functions
  65.                     -  linear, logarithmic, and exponential regression
  66.                     -  calculations (+, -, *, /, sin, cos, log, etc.)
  67.                     -  function generator
  68.                     -  more than 60 builtin function for expressions
  69.                     -  spline interpolation 
  70.                     -  least square smooth and FFT smooth
  71.                     -  differentiation and integration
  72.                     -  FFT (with data windowing)
  73.                     -  ESCA calculations and database
  74.                     ... and something more 
  75.  
  76.  
  77. For more information look up in the help files.
  78.