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       README.DOC             EdGraph 1.0  Scientific Graphs
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A Soft Answer, P.O. Box 1743, Macquarie Centre NSW 2113, AUSTRALIA.


CONTENTS:    1. Installation
---------    2. Getting Started
             3. System Requirements
             4. Printers supported
             5. Program Description


1. INSTALLATION
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   Place the distribution disk into drive A: (or B:) and type INSTALL from
   the A:>_ (or B:>_) prompt. Then follow instructions. You will be given
   the opportunity to specify a disk\directory to install the files to, and
   the read or print the README.DOC file (this file).


2. GETTING STARTED
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   Type EDGRAPH to start the program. When run from the directory which
   contains EdGraph's files, a special intoductory graph file called
   INTRO.GRF is loaded. It contains a detailed description for displaying
   and printing your first graph, and instructions on how to load and run
   the other demo files.


3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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    IBM PC, XT, AT or compatible, 512K of memory.
    DOS 2.1 or later. CGA, Herc, EGA, VGA.


4. PRINTERS SUPPORTED
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    PostScript,
    HP LaserJet/DeskJet and compatibles,
    most dot-matrix printers.


5. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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   Create publication-quality scientific and technical graphs. EdGraph has a
   host of powerful features, to give you complete flexibility in presenting
   your data while maintaining simplicity and ease of use. Use the
   integrated editor to write a list of commands like xaxis, line, text,
   etc. Then a single keystroke draws the graph on screen or printer. A
   simple but powerful in-built programming language gives you complete
   control over the presentation of your data. Several commented demo
   applications serve as clear, easy-to-follow tutorials. Features of the
   graphs you create include:

    * Multiple graphs per page
    * No limit to the complexity of graphs you create
    * Arbitrary positioning and layout of axes
    * Variable fonts and line styles
    * Landscape/portrait printing
    * Log/linear scales
    * Rectangular or polar coordinates
    * Data can be represented by symbols, lines, splines or bar graphs
    * Add standard deviation bars to data points
    * Curve fitting: fit up to 20 standard functions through data points,
        and report the regression results in legend tables
    * Automatic generation of legend tables
    * Filled boxes and polygons with optional drop-shadows
    * Arrows and ellipses
    * Plot continuous math functions
    * Context-sensitive pop-up help for all functions
    * Logic flow commands like if..elseif..else, repeat..until, for..endfor,
        add an extra dimension of control over your graphs
    * Easily create graph templates which will read data from a disk file and
        plot them automatically in the style you prefer
    * Printers supported: PostScript, HP LaserJet/DeskJet, most dot matrix.