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Re: IMSL coming to IDL [message #49906 is a reply to message #49904]

Wed, 30 August 2006 09:39

Haje Korth
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Registered: May 1997

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I love that dialog, don't tell me that was a real conversations you had
with ITTVIS. BTW: It not "for $995", it's "for as little as $995". That
was the moment I spit my coffee all over my screen.

Well, I will give it a test shot and play with it to get an overview

David Fanning wrote:
> Haje Korth writes:
>
>> I too got the feeling that we get to fork out if we want to use this
>> analyst product. Regading the ITTVIS/VNI relationshsip, I have been
>> wondering about this too. No clue what's going on...
>
> An article in my mailbox yesterday confirms that if
> I "act now" I can get the new IDL Analyst product for
> $995. I had a look through the list of mathematical
> routines. I noticed enough overlap between the math
> routines already in IDL and the new routines to make
> me VERY glad I'm not an IDL salesperson.
>
> "So, are these math routines better than the old ones?"
>
> "Uh, no. Well, maybe, in some cases."
>
> "Do you mean that the old ones aren't accurate."
>
> "No, no. I don't mean that. I just mean that, you know,
> maybe you would like to use a different algorithm."
>
> "Don't they give the same answers?"
>
> "Well, usually."
>
> etc.
>
> To come up with $995 the new routines have to either be
> better (whatever this means) or there has be be something
> there that you don't have now and really, really need.
>
> If they are better, then why aren't they included in IDL!?
> Surely IDL can't be sold in the "ballpark" version and the
> "accurate" version. (Can you imagine the footnotes in the
> academic literature?)
>
> If there is something new, $995 may or may not be a fair
> price for it. Guess it depends on how badly it's needed.
>
> I'm just saying, I'm sure as hell glad I'm not the one
> selling it!
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. (Opata Indian saying, meaning "Perhaps thou
> speakest truth.")

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		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 30 August 2006 10:19
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Wed, 30 August 2006 10:14
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 30 August 2006 09:56
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Wed, 30 August 2006 09:39
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 30 August 2006 06:47
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Fri, 25 August 2006 05:46
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Fri, 25 August 2006 05:42
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Fri, 25 August 2006 05:38
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Thu, 24 August 2006 05:55
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Andrew Cool on Wed, 23 August 2006 22:16
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 August 2006 13:53
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: news.qwest.net on Wed, 23 August 2006 13:45
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: K. Bowman on Wed, 23 August 2006 13:05
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: news.verizon.net on Wed, 23 August 2006 13:11
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 August 2006 12:28
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Haje Korth on Wed, 23 August 2006 11:43
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 August 2006 10:27
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: David Fanning on Mon, 18 September 2006 09:16
		Re: IMSL coming to IDL By: Ben Panter on Thu, 31 August 2006 06:59

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