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Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? [message #17202 is a reply to message #17201]

Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00

Liam Gumley
Messages: 473
Registered: November 1994

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"K. S. Balasubramaniam" wrote:
> I am looking for inexpensive solutions for data analysis, other than IDL,
> but similar in
> capability.
>
> IDL has been a wonderful tool and has enormous strengths, but individuals
> cannot
> afford it. I have used it for over a decade while I worked at govt.
> sponsored/educational
> labs. Its flexibility is addictive. Having moved over to the private
> sector, and switching
> fields, in a different area of data analysis things are different! Many
> folks have not heard
> of IDL, and when informed of its use are able to nod in appreciation but
> quickly loose interest
> because it is way too pricey! and very compareable to the price of some
> workstations.

If you're already familiar with IDL, is the cost of a single-user IDL
license for Windows more or less than the cost of your salary and
benefits for however many weeks it takes for you to find, learn, and do
something productive with a 'free' package?

I like 'free' software as much as the next person (I run Linux on my
notebook). But I also know that if I switched from IDL to ANA, Yorick,
Octave or any other 'free' package, I'd be kidding myself if I thought
the switch would be at no cost.

Cheers,
Liam.

--
Liam E. Gumley
Space Science and Engineering Center, UW-Madison
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley

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		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: m218003 on Thu, 23 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: davidf on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: Liam Gumley on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: Tim Lamont-Smith on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: ushomirs on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: luthi on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: James Tappin on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00
		Re: Inexpensive / free-ware similar to IDL? By: m cannell on Wed, 22 September 1999 00:00

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