Re: Need contour mapping program

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From: scott
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 1990 05:38

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In article <14624.25FC7443@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) writes:
>In an article of <8 Mar 90 14:44:18 GMT>, erd@lear.cs.duke.edu (Ed Darken) 
>writes:
>
> ED>Hi. I'm looking for Mac applications that can generate 
> ED>two-dimensional contour plots, exactly like topographic 
> ED>maps, from (x, y, z) coordinates. Does anybody know of
> ED>programs that do this?
> ED>
>
>There is a shareware program that can do this called (oddly enough) CONTOUR.
>Leo Bores, M.D.

And there is an overkill commercial packgage that can do the job too...
 MATHIMATICA! If you have a few hundred bucks laying around - it can do
contour maps, simultaneous equations, feed the dog and wash the windows.

Honestly, you'll be glad you paid the bucks - it's great!

(No affiliation w/ the guys at Wolfram -- but it's a thought :=] )

-- 
Scott Watson - "Inane little message goes here" 
    uucp: {rutgers,ames}!elroy!grian!heim!scott
Internet: scott@heim.glendale.ca.us

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