jch@Stardent.COM (Jan Hardenbergh @stardent) (07/19/90)
Foley, van Dam, Feiner & Hughes have a chapter on SPHIGS ( Simple PHIGS (where PHIGS = PHIGS88 + PHIGS-PLUS + ?? )) which is loosely based on the standard. For example, it has no bundles and no UQUM or Use Quick Update Methods or Yookum. It does have things like posting to views and programmatic picking. Lighting and shading are there. While this may not be much of a practical introduction to standard PHIGS, it does give the concepts pretty well. And at 60 pages, it is probably the quickest way to start shooting buzzwords like a "real PHIGS expert". The most interesting thing about SPHIGS is that you can order source code for it. The introduction states that source code for SPHIGS, SRGP and other algorithms running on the IBM-PC, the Mac or UNIX/X11 may be purchased from the publisher, Addison-Wesley. Computer Graphics: ISBN 0-201-12110-7 SPHIGS, etc for PC ISBN 0-201-54700-7 SPHIGS, etc for Mac ISBN 0-201-54701-5 SPHIGS, etc for X11 ISBN 0-201-54702-3 Running on X11 means running on top of Xlib. This has nothing to do with PEX, which should hit the streets in early 1991. -- -Jan "YON" Hardenbergh - jch@stardent.com uunet!stardent!jch Stardent Computer, Inc., 95 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02159 (617)964-6228x261