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Re: TOG / SIGGRAPH comparisons wanted

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From: Steve Cunningham
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 21:02
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In <1b1fc8INNpf9@network.ucsd.edu>, spl@pitstop.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) writes

> In article <1992Oct8.030059.24205@unlinfo.unl.edu> bvh@cse.unl.edu (Obi-Wan)
> writes:
> >I've been thinking of subscribing to one of the ACM's graphics groups,
> >and was wondering what the difference was between Transactions on Graphics
> >(TOG) and SIGGRAPH.  I know a little about SIGGRAPH, but virtually nothing
> >about TOG.  Which one's better?
> 
> TOG is a publication of SIGGRAPH.  TOG comes out more or less
> quarterly (mostly less, though they're better lately).  TOG is a
> technical journal and publishes some pretty high quality articles.
> 
> ...
> 
> I am a member of SIGGRAPH and also get TOG.  I think, on the whole,
> they're both worthwhile.

Just a small note to clear up the frequent misconception that TOG is SIGGRAPH's:
it isn't.  It's a publication of ACM and has no direct connection to SIGGRAPH.
In spite of this, however 8^} it's a very good publication and I absolutely
agree with the writer's last line.

-- Steve Cunningham
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Subject: Re: TOG / SIGGRAPH comparisons wanted
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From: rsc@altair.csustan.edu (Steve Cunningham)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 21:02:53 GMT
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Keywords: TOG, SIGGRAPH
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