<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71) original version by: Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Why is GMT so popular?</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Why is GMT so popular?"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GMT_Tutorial"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="LaTeX2HTML v2002-2-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="GMT_Tutorial.css"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node7.html"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="node5.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="node3.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node7.html"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html445" HREF="node7.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html439" HREF="node3.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html433" HREF="node5.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html441" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html443" HREF="node63.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html446" HREF="node7.html">GMT installation considerations</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html440" HREF="node3.html">GMT overview: History, philosophy,</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html434" HREF="node5.html">Philosophy</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html442" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html444" HREF="node63.html">Index</A></B> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H2><A NAME="SECTION00213000000000000000"> Why is </A><A NAME="tex2html41" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> so popular? </H2> <A NAME="357"></A> <P> The price is right! Also, <A NAME="tex2html44" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> offers unlimited flexibility since it can be called from the command line, inside scripts, and from user programs. <A NAME="tex2html45" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> has attracted many users because of its high quality <I>PostScript</I> output. <A NAME="tex2html46" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> easily installs on almost any computer. <P> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html445" HREF="node7.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html439" HREF="node3.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html433" HREF="node5.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html441" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html443" HREF="node63.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html446" HREF="node7.html">GMT installation considerations</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html440" HREF="node3.html">GMT overview: History, philosophy,</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html434" HREF="node5.html">Philosophy</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html442" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html444" HREF="node63.html">Index</A></B> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <ADDRESS> Paul Wessel 2010-07-14 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>