GnuPlot for Windows

GnuPlot is also available for Windows. To access it in the PC lab in Wright 112, do the following:

Login in the PC
type win to start Windows
Select the GnuPlot group
Click on the gnuplot icon

Most things should work the same in Windows as they do on Unix. To print output to a printer, Just click on the Print button. It will first come up with a window asking which terminal to use, type in "postscript". It will then come up with a window asking which Port to use, use LPT1:. This will print to the Laser Printer in Wright 339.

If your screen goes to blue, and you get an error message about Dynamic Commands or something, just hit y to return to Windows. For some reason, when GnuPlot tries to plot certain functions (such as 3D plots involving exp, it causes an error.

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