Greater Lansing LUG submission for the FALL 1984 RSX SIG tape

[335,2] MULPLT General purpose graphics program
[335,2] RASTER Vector to raster graphics conversion program

MULPLT is a multiple file plotting program designed to allow the easy
plotting of scientific data. It allows for up to 10 data files, scaling and
offsetting, linear or log axes, bar graphs and multiple character fonts
derived from the Hershey characters. All features of MULPLT may be used
independantly, accessed by the 'special features' options.

Current additions to MULPLT include the use of color on those devices
that support it, new command files and overlay structure supporting a
coroutine for VECTOR (so all devices are built into MULPLT), and several bug
fixes.

All graphical output of MULPLT is directed through one subroutine,
VECTOR. VECTOR currently supports the following devices:

TEKTRONIX 4010 series terminals
VT100's with: Retrographics, Matrox, Selanar
DEC's GIGI
HP's 7470 series plotters
Grinnell systems GMR 37

Additions to this list are easy - use one of the existing subroutine as a
template and create your own graphics driver.

MULPLT writes only to vector oriented devices or to a file. RASTER is
able to read these files and is primarily a vector to raster conversion
program, but is also capable of scaling and offsetting several plots as
generated by MULPLT, for creating banners wider than the line printer or
putting several plots on a single page. RASTER takes MULPLT vector files and
creates raster images suitable for line printers. Currently supported raster
devices are:

Printronix P300
Prism printers
DEC LA50

The folowing files are supplied:

README.1ST 7 blks this file

MULPLTGEN.CMD 6 command file to extract and build everything

MSULIB.ULB 539 sources to utility library (inc VECTOR, etc)
MULPLT.ULB 366 sources to MULPLT
RASTER.ULB 227 sources to RASTER

MULPLTDOC.ULB 513 sources to MULPLT and RASTER docs (.RNO)
MULPLTFIG.ULB 624 sources to MULPLT figures (.DAT, .PDL, etc)
MULPLTHLP.ULB 166 on-line help files
SYMBOL.ULB 2567 sources to symbol libraries

MULPLT.TSK 428 MULPLT (uses F77, requires FPP, 32kw)
RASTER.TSK 345 RASTER (uses F77, requires FPP, 30kw)

For information on using MULPLT, see chapter 2, MULPLT for the Novice
from the MULPLT documentation (MULPLTDOC.ULB/EX:MULPLT). The wizard's menu
(MULPLTDOC.ULB/EX:WIZARD) contains brief descriptions and defaults of the
MULPLT commands (note that if this document is printed with a 15 pitch
printer, it fits an 8.5 inch page).


Current author: Hugh Gregg
Primary author: T. V. Atkinson
Chemistry Department
Michigan State University
E. Lansing, Mi 48824