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Re: Looking for info on CGM ANSI Standard, XYVision

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From: Wayne Carlson
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 1989 15:33
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In article <171@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> ftrue@jarthur.UUCP (Dr. Destruction) writes:

 >I am looking for references on the ANSI standard "CGM" (Computer 
 >Graphics Markup or something), which is the only ANSI standard for
 >computer graphics. The only manual I've been able to find is the 
 >actual ANSI reference manuals on it, and I'll be damned if I'm 
 >going to sit through all 28 lbs or so of them to get a brief
 >overview...
 >
 >I am also interested in finding out more about how the word 
 >processing system XYVision spits out CGM files.
 >
 >Any info pointing to sources for CGM reference manuals or quick
 >reference jobbies would be muchly appreciated. Please
 >______________________________________________________________
 >Frederick True                         Harvey Mudd College
 >--------------------------------------------------------------

CGM == Computer Graphics Metafile
Look at reference
  Arnold, DB and PR Bono, "CGM and CGI - Metafile and Interface Standards
    for Computer Graphics", Springer-Verlag, 279 pages, 103 figs, 1988,
    ISBN 3-540-18950-5 or ISBN 0-387-18950-5.
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Subject: Re: Looking for info on CGM ANSI Standard, XYVision
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