High-end graphics on Mach

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From: John Hight
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 1990 02:27

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I face the task of developing graphical window-based software for some
Suns running Mach.  I'm looking for info on what is available now for
running high-order graphics.  I guess we'll be using some form of X
as our basic window system, but X is not adequate for our graphical
needs.  I need something on the order of SunCore, GKS, or PHIGS.
Folks tell me that PHIGS is the way to go in the long run.  That's
fine, but I'm hearing that Sun's PEX (PHIGS extension of X) is a long
way off (maybe a year).

So what graphics software is out there to run Mach (with or without
being based on X)?  Has anybody else faced this problem?

The only other package I've located is Template Graphics Software's
Figaro package.  The literature I have seems to indicate that Figaro
will work on X.  Anybody have any experiences with Figaro/X/Mach on
Suns? 

John





John Hight, SRI International	hight@sri.com	415-859-4279

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