PLPLOT is a library of C functions useful for scientific plotting on the 
Amiga personal  computer.  The  library  is  Lattice C  compatible.  For 
those of you with  another compiler or who  want to modify the code  the 
source is provided in directory src.

Contour plotting, three dimensional plotting, axis redefinition, log-log 
plotting  and  multiple  subpages are a few of  PLPLOT's  features.  The 
plots can be displayed on your monitor or a graphics file can be created
which can be sent to a hard copy device.

To see some of the features of this package I suggest you go to examples 
directory, READ THE README FILE THERE, and  then  compile and run one of 
the example programs.

The documentation is in the docs  directory  and is written in LaTeX.  I 
apologize to those who don't  have  AmigaTeX or easy  access to  TeX  on  
another machine.

This is Version 1.00 of PLPLOT for the Amiga.  I had hoped to add a few
more features to the package before releasing, but  this work seems  to
have taken a back seat to work on my dissertation at present.  The wish 
list includes:

(1) Color support for the Amiga screen driver.  I have  written drivers
    for a few hard copy devices  that do  provide  color support and it
    would be pretty easy to do on the Amiga. I don't have a need for it
    though and it does require more memory.

(2) Device independence.  I would like to have PLPLOT produce a  device
    independent file and then have  separate drivers that use this file
    to generate  hard  copy.  Presently  new drivers must be integrated
    into the package.  This would take a little time to  accomplish and
    I don't see myself doing it in the near future.

This is FREEWARE.  It's my way of saying thank  you to those people who
have  written  freeware  for the  Amiga  in  the  past.  Feel  free  to 
redistribute this package to anyone who  wants  it.  I do ask that only  
this version  (unaltered)  be  distributed  and  that  the  package  be
distributed in its entirety (including the documentation).

Let me know if you have any comments, find  any bugs, or are willing to
work on translating the package for use with another compiler. I prefer 
being contacted by mail, either electronic or US.

Tony Richardson

email    amr@dukee.egr.duke.edu

US-Mail  Tony Richardson
         Duke University
         Dept. of Elect. Eng.
         Durham, N.C. 27706

phone    919-684-3123 (work)   919-286-7101 (home)