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Evaluation of Graphics Packages for PCs
General Information
| Feature | Stanford Graphics | DeltaGraph | Origin | Sigmaplot |
| Version | 3.0b | 4.04 | 5.03 | 4.00 |
| Interface type | Win 3.1 | Win NT | Win NT | Win NT |
| Disk requirements | 14+ MB | 13+ MB | 7+ MB | 20 MB |
| Memory Requirements | 4+ MB | 8+ MB | 16+ MB | 24 MB |
| Batch or script language | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Reference Manual | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self Teach Manual | No | No | Yes | No? |
| Online Help | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online Tutorial | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Online Demo | No | No | No | No |
| Graph Wizard/Advisor | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Tooltips | No | Don't work | Yes | Yes |
| Cue Cards | No | No | Yes | No |
http://www.vni.com/stanford.dir/stghome.html Stanford Graphics
http://www.spss.com/software/DeltaGraph Deltagraph
http://www.microcal.com/www/origin50/index.html Origin
http://www.astonsci.co.uk/html/origin.html Origin
http://www.spss.com/software/science/sigmaplot/index.html Sigmaplot
Educational Prices for Deltagraph £500 up front + (£40 rent or £80 purchase) per copy
Sigmaplot £500 up front + (£50 rent or £100 purchase) per copy
Origin 1 to 4 licenses £330 per copy
5 to 9 licenses £290 per copy
10 to 14 licenses £275 per copy
15 to 19 licenses £250 per copy