Dataplot: A system for on‐line graphical display of statistical data
William A. Watson · Information Display · 1967
The Dataplot Subsystem is one of a number of software packages in the Bunker‐Ramo On‐Line System. It was designed to provide the user with the capability for generating a variety of statistical graphs based upon file data. Dataplot was developed out of the conviction that the usefulness of such descriptive graphical methods as genuine cognitive tools has heretofore been limited by the sheer effort they entail. The system was designed to relieve the operator of the necessity for making trivial decisions, but to still provide ample opportunity for manual intervention.