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Tau, version 1.10
Desktop graph preparation software. Tau generates publication-quality graphs
in the form of Draw files, ready to import into your favourite word-processor
or DTP. A data worksheet (16 columns by 1024 rows) can be filled by keying-
in, importing from a file, and/or calculation. You determine line patterns
and thicknesses, text positioning and font sizes, etc.
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Copyright © Tim Birks 1993, 1994
This software is Freeware. This means that I reserve all rights as author
and copyright owner. You may not change or remove any part of Tau without my
approval. However, you may use, copy and distribute it freely, as long as
you don't make a profit by doing so, and provided all files are included
unaltered (including this file). You use this software entirely at your own
risk; I accept no responsibility for any consequence of use. Mind you, I
wouldn't describe it as being particularly dangerous . . .
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With thanks to:
Chris Pannell for suggestions, and for acting as a RISC OS 2 guinea pig.
Alban Killingback for access to a RISC OS 2 machine; and the denizens of
room 328, where that machine is kept, for their patience.
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I wrote Tau because I needed to prepare x-y graphs for publication in
scientific journals and reports. The alternative was a PC, Harvard Graphics™,
and sticky tape. Hence it is geared towards the production of a relatively
small number of graphs with the maximum of user control over such niggly
things as line thicknesses and dash patterns. Of course the results still
leave scope for improvement, but that can always be done in !Draw. Note also
the complete lack of junk such as pie charts and the like - if you want pie
charts, you are probably in advertising or marketing, so go use Harvard :-).
Tau is written in BBC Basic V on a 2Mb Acorn A4000 computer with RISC OS 3.1.
I have tried it out with RISC OS 2 and it seems to work OK - the problem
with the Save dialogue box has been fixed.
This version of Tau is bug-ridden and incomplete. I finished writing it in
September 1993, but didn't release it until now (August 1994) because of its
general bugginess. However, it does all that I want it to, after a fashion,
and I have very little time to improve it. If you have any constructive
criticism, bug reports, or suggestions for features you think would be
useful, please get in touch.
Email: tab@soton.ac.uk
or tab@ecs.soton.ac.uk
or tab@orc.soton.ac.uk (Internet fashion)
Snail: ORC, The University, Southampton SO9 5NH, United Kingdom.