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From: peter@rsinc.com (Peter Hallett)
Subject: Re: Q: Who knows IDL?
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Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 16:45:55 GMT
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In article <3p9p58$q2l@fu-berlin.de> rotti@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Frank
Rottinger) writes:
>as a UNIX newcomer I am working on a HP715.
>For the purpose of processing Radar-Images I need to install some programs
>who need themselves a package called IDL (Interactive Data Language).
>Does anybody have some experience with IDL and can answer me the following
>questions:
>1. What's the 'normal' purpose of IDL?
>2. What about the price and vendors?
>3. Are HP-binaries existent or must it be ported to HP-UX?

1. Visual data analysis and application development.
   This includes graphics, image processing, data reduction,
   mathematics, statistics, and portable user interface tools.
2. IDL is developed by Research Systems, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
   For info on local distributors and pricing, send email to info@rsinc.com.
   The German distributor is CreaSo:8105 25055 or 100137.2421@compuserve.com
3. Versions are available for HP-UX and other Unix workstations, VMS,
   Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and PowerMac.  Application code is
   portable.

Peter Hallett
Research Systems, Inc.
