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- From: bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: Mathematical Graphing Progams
- Message-ID: <16868@umd5.umd.edu>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 21:59:55 GMT
- References: <92308.161319IO11016@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <1992Nov5.161103.27495@chpc.utexas.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov5.161103.27495@chpc.utexas.edu> Wayne B. Bosma,
- wbosma@chpc.utexas.edu writes:
- >One thing to keep in mind if you do decide to go with a commercial
- package is
- >the specific Mac on which you will be running it. My own experience
- is that
- >DeltaGraph is PAINFULLY slow on a Mac SE. The people who review these
- things
- >typically have the faster, high-end machines, so they can focus on
- the
- >features, rather than the speed.
-
- IGOR, on the other hand, seems to be adequately quick even my at-home
- Plus, and it's positively blinding on the IIx at work (especially
- compared with Excel ... ugh!).
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