blau@osceola.cs.ucf.edu (Brian Blau) (04/25/91)
I am looking for information on PHIGS and PHIGS+. A few references or a short description of these two graphics standards would be helpful. ########################################################################### # Brian Blau ## Phone : # # Visual Systems Laboratory ## (407) 658-5073 or (5074) # # Institute for Simulation and Training ## Email : # # 12424 Research Parkway Suite 300 ## blau@ist.ucf.edu # # Orlando, Florida 32826 ## blau@osceola.cs.ucf.edu # ###########################################################################
jch@Stardent.COM (Jan Hardenbergh) (04/26/91)
From: blau@osceola.cs.ucf.edu (Brian Blau) > I am looking for information on PHIGS and PHIGS+. A few references or a > short description of these two graphics standards would be helpful. PHIGS-PLUS (nee' PHIGS+) is an addendum to PHIGS. The original ANSI standard X3144-1988 (PHIGS88) is being "obsoleted" in favor of the IDENTICAL ISO9592 (PHIGS89). So, PHIGS refers to both. The PHIGS88 spec... They can sell you ISO9592, too. And PHIGS88: Computer Graphics-Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS) Functional Description... ANSI Standard X3.144-1988. (Language bindings are X3.144.x, where x=1 (FORTRAN), 2 (PASCAL), 3 (ADA), 4 (C).) Call ANSI in New York for ordering (212)354-3300 And PHIGS-PLUS since it is not a standard you can get the latest public review copy from Global Engineering (800)854-7179 Or, you can get the great new book :-) A Practical Introduction to PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS TLJ Howard, WT Hewitt, RJ Hubbold, KM Wyrwas Addison-Wesley 1991 ISBN 0-201-41641-7 Price 24 Pounds (that's all I got :-) -- -Jan "YON" Hardenbergh jch@stardent.com (508)-371-9810x261 Stardent Computer, 6 N.E. Tech Center, 521 Virginia Rd,Concord, MA 01742
cannon@tornado.dsd.es.com (Gary Cannon) (04/30/91)
Two comments: In article <1991Apr26.155736.2066@Stardent.COM>, jch@Stardent.COM (Jan Hardenbergh) writes: > > From: blau@osceola.cs.ucf.edu (Brian Blau) > > I am looking for information on PHIGS and PHIGS+. A few references or a > > short description of these two graphics standards would be helpful. > > PHIGS-PLUS (nee' PHIGS+) is an addendum to PHIGS. The original ANSI > standard X3144-1988 (PHIGS88) is being "obsoleted" in favor of the > IDENTICAL ISO9592 (PHIGS89). > > So, PHIGS refers to both. PHIGS PLUS is a new Part 4 to PHIGS and addenda to Parts 1-3. This means that an implementation can be parts 1-3 compliant and not Part 4. Addendum requires compliance for all implementations. PHIGS PLUS need not be supported to be PHIGS Parts 1-3 compliant. > > The PHIGS88 spec... They can sell you ISO9592, too. > > And PHIGS88: Computer Graphics-Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive > Graphics System (PHIGS) Functional Description... ANSI Standard > X3.144-1988. (Language bindings are X3.144.x, where x=1 (FORTRAN), 2 > (PASCAL), 3 (ADA), 4 (C).) > PASCAL was dropped but the numbers you give are still correct. > -- > -Jan "YON" Hardenbergh jch@stardent.com (508)-371-9810x261 > Stardent Computer, 6 N.E. Tech Center, 521 Virginia Rd,Concord, MA 01742 -- --- Gary G. Cannon --- Evans & Sutherland --- cannon@dsd.es.com