Harvard Graphics type of program....

[DD]

I need a program that will enable me to draw Graphs and Histograms like
the old style of Harvard Graphics. For those not familiar with the
program, it was capable of drawing a large number of graphs and charts
from data that you put into its own database. The resulting graphs were
highly adaptable and it was possible to adjust the axis, scale and tick
marks at will. Can anyone suggest a similar program?

DD

 

[H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger]

I need a program that will enable me to draw Graphs and Histograms
like the old style of Harvard Graphics. For those not familiar with
the program, it was capable of drawing a large number of graphs and
charts from data that you put into its own database. The resulting
graphs were highly adaptable and it was possible to adjust the axis,
scale and tick marks at will. Can anyone suggest a similar program?

DD

TeeChart Office, highly recommended.

http://www.steema.com

 

[privacy.at Anonymous Remailer]

I need a program that will enable me to draw Graphs and Histograms like
the old style of Harvard Graphics. For those not familiar with the
program, it was capable of drawing a large number of graphs and charts
from data that you put into its own database. The resulting graphs were
highly adaptable and it was possible to adjust the axis, scale and tick
marks at will. Can anyone suggest a similar program?

DD

Gee, you've brought back some old memories with this request. I remember using Harvard Graphics
more than a decade ago (more like 12-13 years) in my previous government career. Running it on
a Windows 3.1 (it may have been an even earier version) PC it was considered to be a high level
program along with the 2 other majors we used - Wordperfect & Lotus-123. In an office of around
50 staff we had 2 PC's to share between us, and even then they were not fully utilised.

Sometimes I think we should go back to those days - PC's seem to have created more work than
they were supposed to relieve. Back then bosses only asked for something if they really needed
it as they knew it couldn't be done immediately.

 

[Anon y mous]

I agree. I can create graphs much more quickly with an older version of
Lotus 123 than one of my peers can with Office 2000/ Excel..........
Computers have gone downhill for productivity in the past 10
years..........despite the speed increases. Bloatware has become a terminal
disease

 

[Mark Carter]

Bloatware has become a terminal
disease

Agreed. I tried using Open Office some time ago, and found that it
chugged along even slower that MS Office 2000. And Linux is getting more
bloated, too [ducks for cover]. And people accuse M$ of deliberately
putting bloat into their software! (which I can believe, anyway).

There was an April Fools joke going around (around April time, I
shouldn't wonder) that Richard Stallman had abandoned his GNU project
because he had successfully implemented all of the UNIX features that
needed to be implemented. Of course, nothing is ever "finished".

Sometimes I think we should go back to those days - PC's seem to have
created more work than
they were supposed to relieve.

The fancier things get, the more we are inclined to use them. So instead
of just whipping up a nice simple document, we're compelled to use all
those fancy fonts, and stuff; which all takes time. The lass sitting
next to me is having no end of trouble with Office 2000. It either
crashes, or adamantly insists on imposing its own broken formatting
style. Ideally, this could be solved by separating content from layout.
Oh no, wait, that might require users to think.

 

[wald]

Bloatware has become a terminal
disease

Agreed. I tried using Open Office some time ago, and found that
it chugged along even slower that MS Office 2000. And Linux is
getting more bloated, too [ducks for cover]. And people accuse
M$ of deliberately putting bloat into their software! (which I
can believe, anyway).

The difference is, in Linux you have the choice to move away from
the bloat. You don't need a full-fledged eye-candy-throwing KDE to
have a productive system.

I'm currently getting up and running with FVWM, it lets you choose
exactly the amount of bloat you want to.

I'm using LiteStep on Windows to have a similar choice, but it's
still a small step compared to what you can do on Linux.

Regards,
Wald

 

[DD]

Gee, you've brought back some old memories with this request. I remember using Harvard Graphics
more than a decade ago (more like 12-13 years) in my previous government career. Running it on
a Windows 3.1 (it may have been an even earier version) PC it was considered to be a high level
program along with the 2 other majors we used - Wordperfect & Lotus-123. In an office of around
50 staff we had 2 PC's to share between us, and even then they were not fully utilised.

Sometimes I think we should go back to those days - PC's seem to have created more work than
they were supposed to relieve. Back then bosses only asked for something if they really needed
it as they knew it couldn't be done immediately.

Obviously from the same era as I am! I refused to have a computer on my
desk because it was a waste of space; it was only when I retired that I
got some interest and now in my 70th year I am addicted.

DD

 

[DD]

Bloatware has become a terminal
disease

Agreed. I tried using Open Office some time ago, and found that
it chugged along even slower that MS Office 2000. And Linux is
getting more bloated, too [ducks for cover]. And people accuse
M$ of deliberately putting bloat into their software! (which I
can believe, anyway).

The difference is, in Linux you have the choice to move away from
the bloat. You don't need a full-fledged eye-candy-throwing KDE to
have a productive system.

I'm currently getting up and running with FVWM, it lets you choose
exactly the amount of bloat you want to.

I'm using LiteStep on Windows to have a similar choice, but it's
still a small step compared to what you can do on Linux.

Regards,
Wald

I agree, there is a need for some programs that do simple deeds and can
be built on as the need develops, not everyone wants all the bells and
whistles immediately!

DD

 

[Daniel Lindström]

I need a program that will enable me to draw Graphs and Histograms like
the old style of Harvard Graphics. For those not familiar with the
program, it was capable of drawing a large number of graphs and charts
from data that you put into its own database. The resulting graphs were
highly adaptable and it was possible to adjust the axis, scale and tick
marks at will. Can anyone suggest a similar program?

DD

Have you considered gnuplot?

If not, have a look at <http://www.gnuplot.info/index.html>.
I don't know how the new version is, but it was earlier a very capabel
program.

/Daniel L.