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- CONTENTS
- --------
- About the Demo Version of IGOR Pro 3.01
- About IGOR Pro 3.01
- System Requirements
- Installing IGOR Pro from Downloaded Files
- Installing IGOR Pro from Floppy Disks
- After Installing
- Important Known Conflicts
- Getting Started with IGOR Pro
- Feedback
- Wavemetrics Products
- Wavemetrics Price List
- Ordering Information
- Wavemetrics on the Internet
- Igor Mailing List
-
-
- ABOUT THE DEMO VERSION OF IGOR PRO 3.01
- --------------------------------------
- This demo version of IGOR Pro is limited in several ways:
- • Files cannot be saved.
- • Experiments cannot be saved.
- • The clipboard contents cannot be transferred to other programs.
- • The printing output is lightly over-printed with
- "IGOR Pro/IGOR Pro/IGOR Pro" and is slower as a result.
- • Only a few IGOR extensions, examples, help files, and extra procedure
- files are included.
-
- ABOUT IGOR PRO 3.01
- ------------------
- IGOR Pro is an interactive environment for experimentation with
- scientific and engineering data and for the production of
- publication-quality graphs and page layouts.
-
- Here are the main strong points of IGOR Pro:
-
- IGOR Pro produces journal-quality scientific graphs.
- IGOR Pro handles large data sets very quickly.
- IGOR Pro includes a wide range of capabilites for analysis and graphing.
- IGOR Pro has special support for time-series or other evenly-spaced data.
- IGOR Pro imports data in many formats, and acquires data from GPIB
- and the serial port.
- IGOR Pro is completely programmable via a built-in programming environment,
- and can be extended by external code written in C.
- IGOR Pro doesn't require any programming; most functionality is available
- using standard Macintosh menus, dialogs, and the mouse.
-
- IGOR Pro produces graphics that you would be proud to publish: IGOR prints
- at the full resolution of the printer and exports high-resolution graphics
- formats such as Encapulated PostScript (EPS).
-
- IGOR Pro allows multiple data sets of any length to be displayed in any
- number of graphs and tables. IGOR is very fast and excels at handling
- large data sets (more than 100,000 points, for example). String data and
- numeric data in 8 internal formats and up to four dimensions are supported.
-
- In graphs, each curve has its own color, line size, and style. Line
- color, marker size, and marker shape (or marker text) for each point
- on a curve can be set by values in another data set. Any number of
- curves, axes, annotations, contour curves, pictures, or images may be
- displayed in a graph. Category plots and error bars are fully
- supported. It is easy to zoom in and pan around a graph. Graphs have
- cursors for reading out coordinates of individual data points.
-
- Page layout windows present graphs, tables, text annotation, and pictures.
- Fonts, type sizes, and styles can be mixed in axis labels and annotation.
-
- Drawing tools can be used add callouts to your graphs (using screen or
- data coordinates) and to page layouts.
-
- Analysis capabilities include Fourier transforms, linear, and non-linear
- curve fitting to built-in and user-defined functions of an unlimited
- number of parameters, histograms, integration, differentiation,
- convolution, correlation, smoothing, mathematical expression evaluation,
- matrix operations, signal measurement, contouring of sparse or matrix
- data, image filtering, and false-color displays.
-
- The built-in Notebook editor is a full-featured word processor that you
- can use to combine text and graphics. IGOR Pro graphics in notebooks can be
- set to dynamically update, and System 7's Publish and Subscribe is supported.
-
- IGOR Pro includes a structured programming language that allows automation
- of importing, file I/O, analysis, data acquisition, graphing, drawing,
- printing, and just about anything you can think of. You can add menus to
- the program and create control panels containing buttons, checkboxes,
- popup menus, and other controls to set parameters or display results.
-
- IGOR Pro ships with numerious examples illustrating (among other things)
- peak fitting, signal processing, data acquisition, test automation, and
- graphing techniques.
-
- IGOR Pro is extensible by C programmers using the optional IGOR XOP Toolkit.
-
- XOPs supplied with IGOR Pro provide serial port and GPIB (IEEE 488)
- communications, importation of text, general binary, Excel, JCAMP,
- and MatLab data files, loading of HDF, TIFF, and PICT files, slicing
- of 3D data, sound input and output, surface and wireframe plots for
- visualization, and lots more!
-
- With the optional NIDAQ Tools, IGOR Pro can also directly acquire analog
- and digital signals from internal National Instruments Lab-NB,
- Lab-LC, and NB-MIO-16 boards.
-
- IGOR Pro can be controlled through the DoScript Apple Event, and can execute
- an AppleScript program to control other programs.
-
- IGOR Pro has truly useful balloon help, a comprehensive, thoroughly indexed,
- manual, and responsive, user-acclaimed technical support.
-
- IGOR Pro comes with a no-questions-asked 90 day money-back guarantee.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- -------------------
- IGOR Pro 3.0 runs on any Macintosh with a 68020 or better CPU, a hard disk
- and 4 MB memory or more and running System 7 or later.
-
- Macintoshes with 68020 or better CPU, math coprocessor, 8MB memory are
- recommended.
-
- IGOR Pro is accelerated for Power Macintoshes (8MB memory recommended).
-
- INSTALLING IGOR PRO FROM DOWNLOADED FILES
- -----------------------------------------
- The IGOR Pro Demo is divided into parts for downloading.
- Normally you will need only one of the three application files.
- We strongly recommend you also download the help file
- AND the examples file:
-
- IgorProFPUDemo.sit.hqx
- Application for 680x0 Macs with Floating Point Units.
-
- IgorProNoFPUDemo.sit.hqx
- Application for 680x0 Macs without Floating Point Units.
-
- IgorPowerMacDemo.sit.hqx
- Application for Power Macs (IGOR Pro is a "native" application),
- and system extensions for the Power Mac.
-
- HelpFilesDemo.sit.hqx
- Help and other support files. You need this.
-
- ExamplesDemo.sit.hqx
- Demo files that show you why IGOR Pro is cool.
- You need this, too.
-
- TechnotesDemo.sit.hqx
- Technical notes are Word 5 files and IGOR experiments explaining
- how to use IGOR to accomplish common tasks. Included are technotes
- about statistics x-test, digital signal processing, peak measurement
- and fitting, ternary graphs, complex arithmetic, and a batch file
- demonstration experiment. We have more than are included in this
- archive; others can be retrieved from our FTP sites.
-
- After downloading, uncompress the files with something like
- Stuffit 3.0, or StuffIt Expander. You will then have one folder
- named "Igor Pro Folder", and other folders named something like
- "1 PutContentsIn Igor Pro Folder", "2 PutContentsIn Igor Pro Folder", etc.
-
- Copy the CONTENTS of the folders named "1 PutContentsIn Igor Pro Folder",
- "2 PutContentsIn Igor Pro Folder", etc, into "Igor Pro Folder".
-
- Trash the now-empty folders.
-
- INSTALLING IGOR PRO FROM FLOPPY DISKS
- -----------------------------------------
- Turn off virus protection.
-
- Double-click the "IGOR Pro Demo Installer" file on "Disk 1".
-
- Further installation instructions appear in the installer window.
- Note that the installer will only ask for those disks that are
- actually needed for the given set of files to be installed.
- Even if you perform a complete installation, only one of the
- two types of IGOR Pro will be installed, so one disk may be
- skipped.
-
- AFTER INSTALLING
- ----------------
- In the Finder, double-click the "Igor Pro Folder" icon. This will
- ensure that the Finder recognizes that Igor Pro was installed.
-
- Close and drag the "Igor Pro Folder" to the desired place on your
- disk.
-
- If you are installing on a Power Macintosh running old system
- software, you may need to drag the contents of the "Power Mac
- Sys. Extensions" folder into your System’s Extensions folder.
- If you are running System 7.5, update 1.0, or later, you already have
- up-to-date versions of these files and do not need to install them.
-
- IMPORTANT KNOWN CONFLICTS
- -------------------------
- A number of problems have been reported in the Apple Menu Options
- (A.M.O.) extension that comes with System 7.5. These problems include
- crashes and menus disappearing from the menu bar. They have been
- reported for Igor Pro as well as other programs. However, many
- people run A.M.O. with no trouble. If you experience erratic behavior
- try running with A.M.O off. The latest A.M.O. may cure these problems.
-
- Now Utilities' "WYSIWYG Menus" is known to make Igor Pro crash.
- To prevent this, use the WYSIWYG Menus control panel to stop WYSIWYG
- Menus from running with Igor Pro.
-
- Adobe Type Reunion 1.2 is known to conflict with Igor Pro. Until we
- can determine the cause of this conflict, you will need to disable Adobe
- Type Reunion.
-
- See the Igor Pro "Known Problems" help file in the "More Help
- Files" folder for information on other, less dire conflicts and
- problems.
-
- GETTING STARTED WITH IGOR PRO
- -----------------------------
- We strongly recommend that you take the "Guided Tour of IGOR".
- It will get you off on the right foot and will save you a lot of
- time in the long run. Besides, it's fun!
-
- Start the tour by selecting 'Help Browser' from the 'Windows'
- menu, and double-clicking "4. Guided Tour of IGOR Pro" in the
- 'Help Topics' list.
-
- Later, to get a feel for what IGOR Pro can do, double-click some
- of the files in the "Examples" folder.
-
- IGOR Pro has extensive and informative balloon help for System 7
- users. We know that most people think balloon help is useless.
- This is not the case in IGOR Pro for two reasons:
- 1) We spent a lot of time writing meaningful balloon help.
- 2) IGOR Pro provides a quick way to turn balloon help on.
- Press and hold the command, option and shift keys.
-
- Also check out the "Help Browser". Choose "Help Browser"
- in the 'Windows' menu.
-
- FEEDBACK
- --------
- We welcome feedback at any time and we do take it seriously.
-
- Please note that we have new email addresses:
- sales@wavemetrics.com
- support@wavemetrics.com
-
- WAVEMETRICS PRODUCTS
- --------------------
- IGOR Pro 3.0
- IGOR Pro is an extraordinarily powerful and extensible graphing,
- data analysis, and programming tool for scientists and engineers.
-
- IGOR Pro 3.0 includes versions for Power Macintoshes and 68K-based
- Macintoshes.
-
- IGOR Pro 2.0 to 3.0 Upgrade
- Upgrades IGOR Pro 2.x to IGOR Pro 3.0, including manuals.
-
- The upgrade costs $88 (plus shipping) with the newly revised manuals.
- Those who purchased IGOR Pro 2.04 on or after November 1, 1995 may
- upgrade for only the cost of shipping.
-
- IGOR Pro 1.x to 3.0 Upgrade
- Upgrades IGOR 1.2 or earlier to IGOR Pro 3.0, including manuals.
-
- IGOR XOP Toolkit
- The IGOR XOP Toolkit allows a C programmer to extend IGOR Pro. You
- can add operations, functions, menus, dialogs, and windows for
- data analysis, data acquisition or other purposes.
-
- IGOR Filter Design Lab (IFDL)
- IFDL is a package of IGOR extensions and macros that allow
- you to design FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filters and to apply
- them to your data.
-
- IGOR NIDAQ Tools
- The NIDAQ Tools package adds support for data acquisition directly into
- IGOR Pro. It supports the National Instruments Lab-NB and Lab-LC low-cost
- data acquisition boards, and the high-performance NB-MIO-16 boards.
-
- WAVEMETRICS PRICE LIST
- ----------------------
- Note: Those who purchased IGOR Pro 2.04 on or after November 1, 1995
- may upgrade to IGOR Pro 3.0 for only the cost of shipping.
-
- Quantity and multi-user pricing is available on request.
-
- Order # Description Standard Price (Academic Price*)
- 10-075 IGOR Pro 3.0 ............................ $495 ($346.50 academic*)
- 10-250 IGOR Pro 2.0 to 3.0 Upgrade, no manuals $49 ($49 academic)
- 10-300 IGOR Pro 2.0 to 3.0 Upgrade with manuals $88 ($88 academic)
- 10-225 IGOR Pro 1.x to 3.0 Upgrade with manuals $200 ($119 academic*)
-
- 10-325 IGOR XOP Toolkit 3.0++ .................. $150 ($127.50 academic*)
- 10-350 IGOR XOP Toolkit 3.0 Upgrade++ .......... $39 ($39 academic*)
- 10-050 IGOR Filter Design Lab .................. $150 ($127.50 academic*)
- 10-175 IGOR NIDAQ Tools ........................ $150 ($127.50 academic*)
-
- * To qualify for academic pricing, you must be currently enrolled as
- a student or teacher at a degree-granting institution of learning.
- Conducting research alone does not qualify you for this discount; you
- must be either attending classes or teaching them.
-
- ++Version 3.0 of the Igor XOP Toolkit gives C programmers access to the new
- Igor Pro features such as multi-dimensional waves, text waves and data
- folders. XOP Toolkit 3.0 is now shipping.
-
- ORDERING INFORMATION
- --------------------
- Upgrades:
- When ordering upgrades, be sure to include the user's name, telephone
- number, and product serial number. The serial number can be found on the
- first or Master disk or in the "About Igor" dialog.
-
- Placing Orders
- We accept orders by mail, phone, fax or email. We accept payment
- by VISA, MasterCard, checks in US funds drawn on a US bank, COD
- or Purchase Order. Our terms for Purchase Orders are net 30 for
- qualifying institutions.
-
- Shipping:
- Here are shipping charges for WaveMetrics products. Air shipping
- is via Airborne Express and takes 2 days in the US, Canada, and
- most of Europe and 3 days elsewhere.
-
- Air express shipping US Outside US
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- First item...............................................10.00 25.00
-
- Each additional IGOR Pro 3.0 or
- IGOR Pro Upgrade (with manuals)........................6.00 25.00
-
- Each additional IGOR Pro Upgrade (without manuals),
- XOP Toolkit or upgrade, IFDL or NIDAQ Tools............2.50 5.00
-
-
- Contact sales@wavemetrics.com for ground and standard air mail shipping
- prices.
-
-
- WAVEMETRICS ON THE INTERNET
- ---------------------------
-
- Email: sales@wavemetrics.com
- support@wavemetrics.com
-
- WWW site: http://www.wavemetrics.com/
-
- Main FTP site: ftp://d31rz0.stanford.edu/WaveMetrics/
- Asian FTP mirror: ftp://ftp.eos.hokudai.ac.jp/pub/mac/misc/WaveMetrics/
- European FTP mirror: ftp://igor.rz-berlin.mpg.de/pub/WaveMetrics/
- Slow FTP site: ftp://ftp.wavemetrics.com/
-
-
- IGOR MAILING LIST
- -----------------
- There is a IGOR user's mailing list, which is run by Tom Coradeschi,
- an IGOR user. Tom personally handles each item of igor-request mail,
- so please be nice to him!
-
- To join the list (or to unsubscribe from the list), send email to:
- igor-request@pica.army.mil
-
- To send a question or comment to the list, send email to:
- igor@pica.army.mil
-
- We send occasional product announcements to this list, but most of
- the traffic consists of users helping eachother use IGOR to solve
- their specific problems.
-
-