Matlab versus IDL, PV-Wave?

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From: Christopher J. Chase
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:29

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I have used Matlab in the distant past. Now we are using (and spending a
lot of money for liscenses) IDL and for one project, PV-Wave (all on UNIX
systems under X windows). How does Matlab compare with these in terms of
computational ability (linking in code, variety of operators, memory usage,
etc.) and data visualization (making your own X-widget programs, image
processing, mapping capabilities, 3-D slicing/dicing, color, etc.). For one
thing, IDL and PV-Wave seem very expensive. Also, the variety of canned
procedures available in Matlab toolboxes seems much greater than with these
programs. However, my impression is that the data visualiztion and widget
capabilities of IDL and PV-Wave are better  than Matlab.

I noticed an anouncement recently the RSI (the makers of PV-Wave) and the
IMSL people are merging into one company.

Thanks in advance for your opinions,
Chris Chase

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