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From: Bastian Stahmer <bastian@stahmer.net>
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Subject: Re: 3D-plotting of quadric surfaces?
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:02:15 +0100
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On 2008-01-28 14:33:02 +0100, "John D'Errico" 
<woodchips@rochester.rr.com> said:
> When you are trying to eat an elephant, do it one bite at a time.
Well, if you compare the size of an elephant to the amount you can bite 
at a time, my problem would be a pretty huge one and would need much 
more steps than you outlined :-)
Thanks for Ideas, I had something similar already in my mind but the 
tool included in Mac OS X, Grapher, is able to handle such surfaces. So 
I think there has to be an easier solution (Like the one Steve Lord 
sketched in the next follow-up).

> When you are done with this, you might feel
> comfortably stuffed, but the elephant will have
> been consumed, and with less effort than you
> thought.
If Steve's solutions doesn't work for me I'll grab a napkin and get 
some ketchup...

> 
> HTH,
> John
Thank you,
Bastian