Re: Mathematica to Java made easier

[Stephen C. Upton]

Benedikt,

I don't think your statement about Java3D and Linux are entirely 
correct.  Check out:
http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/jdk1.2-status/java-3d-status.html
(I admit, however, that it's only a release candidate ;-)
I haven't used Java3D on Linux yet, but we do have somebody doing some work 
with VisAD (this is a java3D visualization package) - check out
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visad.html

VisAD is a pretty nice package for all types of visualization, is freely 
available including the source code, and is 100% java.  Basically it's a 
framework so you can write your own applications, but there is an available 
application called the VisAD spreadsheet which allows one to do quick 
visualizations.

HTH
upton
p.s. I also like the JLink Mathematica package.  If you need to do some 
heavy calculations and already have Mathematica, it seems to be a good way 
to go, IMHO.



At 02:20 PM 4/18/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> Miles Parker wrote:
>
> > Cool..of course, they make their money off of Mathematica licenses (at 
> $1000+ a pop!), so they probably figure anything to get more people using 
> it is all good.
>
> I agree that the price for Mathematica is not right, I'm still using my 
> student version that I got for $130 in the good old days.
>
> By the way, If anyone could point out to me a visualization solution that 
> a) runs on Linux b) is able to do 3D surface plots where you can control 
> both the height
> of the surface and the color at each point on the surface I'd be very 
> interested in knowing about it. Java3D unfortunately is not available for 
> Linux yet so that
> is out.
>
> Benedikt
>
>
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