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Started by Thomas Koenig
Mon, 27 Jul 1992 08:19
All my favourite tools
Author: Thomas Koenig
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 08:19
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 08:19
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What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's scientist? In the 'essential' category I would include a spreadsheet, a good graphics package, a FORTRAN compiler with NAG, IMSL or equivalent libraries and a word processor capable of producing high - quality formulas. In my 'extremely useful to have' category are two UNIX utilities: awk for manipulating data in tabular form and make for maintaining all the different sort of files often associated with a single experiment. Also very useful is a symbolic math program like Mathematica or Maple. I suppose that more statistically inclined people will also need a good statistics package. Anything I've missed? -- Thomas Koenig, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz, ib09@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.
Re: All my favourite tools
Author: Michael C. Grant
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:35
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:35
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In article <24941@dog.ee.lbl.gov> sichase@csa2.lbl.gov (SCOTT I CHASE) writes: In article <1992Jul27.081916.11923@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes... >What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's >scientist? > >Anything I've missed? Sure. A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a Mac. Don't forget a computer! :-) Mike
Re: All my favourite tools
Author: SCOTT I CHASE
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 20:38
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 20:38
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In article <1992Jul27.081916.11923@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes... >What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's >scientist? > >Anything I've missed? Sure. A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a Mac. -Scott -------------------- Scott I. Chase "The question seems to be of such a character SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV that if I should come to life after my death and some mathematician were to tell me that it had been definitely settled, I think I would immediately drop dead again." - Vandiver
Re: All my favourite tools
Author: Bob Jorstad
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 23:05
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 23:05
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In article <24941@dog.ee.lbl.gov> sichase@csa2.lbl.gov writes: >In article <1992Jul27.081916.11923@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes... >>What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's >>scientist? >> >>Anything I've missed? > >Sure. A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a >Mac. > >-Scott >-------------------- >Scott I. Chase "The question seems to be of such a character >SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV that if I should come to life after my death > and some mathematician were to tell me that it > had been definitely settled, I think I would > immediately drop dead again." - Vandiver would place the Mac (030 variety) first on the essential list along with a good integrated piesce of software i.e. MS Works or Claris Works. With that a tremendous amount of work can be done and the files can be used by most specialized software later on. Just an opinion. BOB
Re: All my favourite tools
Author: Philip.M. Sargent
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:10
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:10
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(Obvious) you missed "Access to Internet". I would delete the fortran compiler (or any compiler, pretty much) and give Mathematica a much higher priority. --Philip -- -Philip Sargent Cambridge University Engineering Dept., Design Centre & Materials Group
Re: All my favourite tools
Author: David Warren
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 00:51
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 00:51
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>>>What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's >>>scientist? >>> >>>Anything I've missed? >> >>Sure. A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a >>Mac. >> >>-Scott >>-------------------- >>Scott I. Chase "The question seems to be of such a character >>SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV that if I should come to life after my death >> and some mathematician were to tell me that it >> had been definitely settled, I think I would > > immediately drop dead again." - Vandiver > would place the Mac (030 variety) first on the essential list along with > a good integrated piesce of software i.e. MS Works or Claris Works. With > that a tremendous amount of work can be done and the files can be used by > most specialized software later on. > Just an opinion. > BOB I would ditch the MAC and replace it with something more useful like a SPARCstation or DECstation. I'ld love to see someone try to run an atmospheric model on a MAC. If you didn't have to reboot it long before you finished, you would probably have to wait a few months for the results. Also with the UNIX box, you could still use it for something else when your model is running. -- David Warren INTERNET: warren@atmos.washington.edu (206) 543-0945 UUCP: uw-beaver!atmos.washington.edu!warren Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, AK-40 University of Washington DECUS E-PUBS Library Committee representative SeaLUG DECUS Vice Chair
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