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PGPLOT Version 4.9H for the Archimedes (version 4.9H-1)
October 1994
Distributed by 'Fortran Friends' P.O. Box 64, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0TH, UK.
Email: KMC@ISISE.RL.AC.UK
PGPLOT is a portable Public Domain Fortran subroutine package for drawing
simple scientific graphs. It runs on most mainframes on various graphics
display devices and printers including inkjet and PostScript ones. It was
originally developed for use with astronomical data reduction programs in
the Caltech Astronomy department.
More information, copies of the Fortran of the most recent version, and
implementations for other computer systems may be obtained from:
* Dr. T. J. Pearson
* 105-24 California Institute of Technology,
* Pasadena, California 91125, USA
*
* tjp@deimos.caltech.edu
If you do not have access to electronic mail, and want a copy of the
complete portable Fortran source of version 4.9H of PGPlot, and the text of
the current manual (dated 1989) written in TeX input format, send a blank,
E format, 800K 3.5" floppy disk with a reply paid envelope to 'Fortran
Friends' (address above) The data on that disc are compressed with !Squash,
so you will need RISC-OS 3 to decompress them.
A contribution of £1.00 (or U.S.$2.00) towards administration costs would be
appreciated, or if your address is outside Europe £2.00 (or U.S.$5.00).
Double these prices if you want us to supply the disc and packaging.
The PGPlot library supplied on this disc has been compiled with Fortran
Release 2 for the Archimedes. It must be installed on your Archimedes before
you can compile the example programs supplied and run this package.
Fortran Release 2 for Acorn computers is available for £99 (ex VAT) from:
* Intelligent Interfaces Ltd, Tel. (0703) 261514
* P.O.Box 80, Fax. (0703) 267904
* Eastleigh,
* Hants SO5 5YX, UK.
Distribution disc contents:
1) The application !PGPlot:
contains the !Boot, !Run and !Sprites needed to set up the environment
for running PGPlot, together with the font file 'GRFont' and colour
information in 'RGBTxt'. The HelpPGPlot text file has helpful information
on the PGPlot functions in a format useable by !SrcEdit for on-line help.
2) The Copyright notice for PGPlot.
3) 'Examples' directory with the Fortran of the 9 demo programs and an
explanation in the ReadMe.
4) 'lib' directory with the PGPlot library, and two auxiliary libraries which
are PD utilities for primitive graphics and communication with the
operating system.
5) 'SYS_ARC' directory contains all the Archimedes specific code and
instructions on how to create a library for new versions of PGPlot
transferred electronically from the address above.
Installing this version:
1) Copy the !PGPlot application to your working disc.
2) Copy the library files in the 'lib' directory to the directory where you
keep Fortran libraries. Everyone should copy 'PGPlot'. If you have the
!Fortran77 front-end from Intelligent Interfaces, or the Shareware 44 PD
disc from Norwich Computer Services you will already have the other
files 'Graphics' and 'Utils', so may not need to copy them.
In the Shareware !Fortran77 front-end you must include the name of this
library in the 'LibList' file BEFORE the Graphics and Utils entries.
3) Copy the Examples directory to your working disc.
4) If you have !SrcEdit and want to use the on-line help, append the lines:
PGplot
none
<PGPLOT_DIR>.HelpPGPlot
to the file 'choices.languages' within the !SrcEdit application.
Then install !SrcEdit on the icon bar, click menu over its icon, and
change the options, language, to tick PGPlot.
If you have !DeskEdit you can replace one of the 3 help files in the
!DeskEdit.data directory with 'HelpPGPlot'.
5) Edit the !Run file if you want to change any of the global variables
which set the default device type, screen colours etc.
Testing the installation:
1) Before running any PGPLOT program, click on !PGPlot to set up the
environment variables so that PGPLOT can find the fonts and colours.
2) Select the screen mode for your plots by setting the MODE from the
RISC OS Desktop. This implementation of PGPlot is RISC OS compatible.
It finds the Desktop screen mode before exiting the Desktop, runs your
PGPlot program and returns to the Desktop on exit from your program.
3) Now try to compile, link and run the test demo programs.
Remember the 'PGPlot' library should be linked before the 'Graphics' and
'Utils' because it references routines in them.
Warning: Most of the demos run quickly, but PGDemo3 takes some time,
over 20 minutes on an A4000 with an ARM250 chip, and longer on an A3000.
Invitation:
If you feel inspired to improve this Archimedes version, look in the
'AAReadme' in the SYS_ARC directory for advice, and please send any
enhancements to 'Fortran Friends' for distribution to others to enjoy.