rthomson@mesa.dsd.es.com (Rich Thomson) (06/28/91)
In article <1991Jun27.161430.6719@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu> ullmer@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu (Brygg Ullmer) writes: > >[...] AVS is a full-blown visualization package/environment offering advanced >display and manipulation of images, geometries, and multidimensional data. >[...] While I believe AVS may be partially coded in Dore and many >concepts/operations from Dore carry over into AVS, the two entities are >fundamentally different in that Dore is a language, while AVS is an >application. I believe AVS is implemented on PHIGS, which Stardent (before PEX) was supporting through its proprietary 3D extension to X -- XFDI. For instance, the ESV port of AVS was quite simple because 3D graphics on the ESV workstation is supported through PEX which has a PHIGS API. -- Rich -- ``Read my MIPS -- no new VAXes!!'' -- George Bush after sniffing freon Disclaimer: I speak for myself, except as noted. UUCP: ...!uunet!dsd.es.com!rthomson Rich Thomson Internet: rthomson@dsd.es.com PEXt Programmer