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Info-Graphics Digest	Sun Mar  9 03:00:47 PST 1986

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Today's Topics:

 March LA Siggraph meeting announcement
 Need Information on PARALLAX Graphics
 Re: Info-Graphics Digest
 In search of symbol libraries for Tektronix TekniCAD.
  Request for information

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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 86 11:35:24 pst
From: jisdale@omnilax (Jerry Isdale)
Subject: March LA Siggraph meeting announcement

	Los Angeles SIGGRAPH March Meeting Announcement

	Speaker: Carolyn Williams, Niel Harrington
		 Evans and Sutherland

	Subject: E&S CT6 flight simulator and PS 340 graphics terminal

	Date: 	Tuesday, Mar 11, 1986
		Refreshments: 	6:30 - 7:30pm
		Meeting:	7:30 - 9:30pm

	Location: California Institute of Technology
		Baxter Hall 4th Floor
		201 East California
		Pasadena CA 91125

	E&S will present several video tapes of their newest generation
	flight and training visual systems (CT6) showing Cloud, shadows,
	ocean textures and other complex surface rendering effects.
	The new PS 340 interactive graphics terminal will also be 
	demonstrated.

For Further Information:
	SIGPHONE: (213) 392-1074
		Los Angeles ACM/Special Interest Group on Computer GRAPics
		PO BOX 90698
		World Way Postal Center
		Los Angeles, CA 90009

	ARPA/CSNET: jisdale@omnilax
		Jerry Isdale
		Omnibus Computer Graphics

	USENET:	randvax!able!collier
		Nancy Collier
		Able Image Research


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Date: 5 Mar 86 11:01:00 EST
From: "Karl Washburn" <washburn@nrl-acoustics>
Subject: Need Information on PARALLAX Graphics

	We have recently installed an RGB graphics controller board
produced by 

		PARALLAX GRAPHICS
of		1095 East Duane Ave.
		Sunnyvale, CA 94086
	phone	(408) 720-1600

Model 600-Q4, on our LSI 11/73 - contolled Q-bus.  The hardware works just 
fine, but I am in the dark as to really making USE of the thing, particularly 
via DMA transfers.  We run an RT11SJ monitor with 4 MB Virtual Memory handler
(i.e., 22-bit addressing), to which the PARALLAX board supposedly has 
complete access.  BUT, 2 major problems stand in our way:

1.	I am a novice Assembly Language programmer... the tricks of the
	trade are still beyond me;

2.	More importantly, we have not received any decent documentation 
	from the manufacturer.  We have an introductory manual which 
	describes what commands are available, but no information on
	how to use them.  This manual came in August 85 with a disclaimer
	saying a User's Manual would be distributed in October.  By 
	January, the sales engineer promised doc's by February.  No such
	luck.  We have managed to dump some of the driver software, and I'm 
	still in the process of "decoding" it, but time is running out, and 
	I'm spinning my wheels.

	SOOOOO,

	I would deeply appreciate ANY information in the following categories:

1.	General info on writing efficient software for DMA transfers on
	the Q-bus with 22-bit addressing.  (The trick seems to be getting
	around not only the Monitor and the VM: handler, but rebuilding
	the page-address registers.  I have not been lucky enough...)

2.	Any word from other PARALLAX users.  I have lots of nice stuff going
	in PIO-type transfers, but that sort of defeats the purpose of 
	buying a 12-Mpixel/sec graphics processor.

3. 	Information on where I can study up on Multi-color, bit-plane type
	graphics and its uses.  


	RSVP:  I am not a receiver of Info-Graphics, but a colleague of
		mine is, and I have allerted him about this message.
		I can be reached at

		WASHBURN@NRL-ACOUSTICS

		over ARPANET, or directly through:

		U.S. Mail:	Karl Washburn
				Sachs/Freeman Assoc., Inc.
				c/o Naval Research Laboratory
				Code 5133
				Washington, DC   20375-5000

		Ma Bell (or sister):   (202) 767-3336

	Thank you in advance for your consideration.

			Sincerely,
			Karl Washburn

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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 86 18:27:12 PST
From: decwrl!turtlevax!ken@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (Ken Turkowski)
Subject: Re: Info-Graphics Digest
Organization: CIMLINC, Inc. @ Menlo Park, CA

In article <8603040131.AA06503@ucbvax.berkeley.edu> you write:
>Info-Graphics Digest	Sun Mar  2 03:00:36 PST 1986
>
> - Send submissions to Info-Graphics@AIDS-Unix
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>
>Today's Topics:
>
> Bay Area SIGGRAPH
> Bay Area SIGGRAPH
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 86 10:28:30 PST
>From: stephan@wilbur.ARPA (Stephan Keith)
>Subject: Bay Area SIGGRAPH
>
>                 San Francisco Bay Area SIGGRAPH Announcement
>
>
>     - TITLE:The Direction of PC-Based Graphics Systems
>
>     - WHO: Fred Heiman, Intel Corporation
>
>       ABSTRACT:  This presentation  will  highlight  the  trends  in  graphics
>       hardware  and  software  specifically  designed  for  use  with  the IBM
>       PC/XT/AT  and  compatible  computers.   Specific  examples  of  business
>       presentation  graphics  software  will  be illustrated including the GEM
>       products  from  Digital  Research  Inc.,  and  VideoShow  from   General
>       Parametrics  Inc.,  which  were  used to prepare this presentation.  The
>       role of standards (CGI, NAPLPS, etc.)  and  defacto  standards  (GEMVDI,
>       EGA,  CGA,  etc.) will be covered in addition to taking a look at future
>       hardware offerings based on VLSI graphics chips.
>
>       This presentation examines currently  available  software  and  hardware
>       products;  other  topics  include market information, resolution trends,
>       VLSI graphics processors, system costs, the role of standards and a look
>       at  the  future of this rapidly growing segment of the personal computer
>       market.
>
>       About the speaker: Fred Heiman is  Director  of  Corporate  Planning  at
>       Intel  Corporation, responsible for administration of strategic planning
>       for all product areas, with particular emphasis  on  telecommunications,
>       datacommunications and graphics chips.  Prior to joining Intel, he spent
>       11 years as President of Mars Electronics,  a  division  of  Mars  Inc.,
>       which  manufactures  microprocessor-based  electronics  for  the vending
>       industry.  Before joining Mars, he spent 9 years doing research  on  MOS
>       structures  and  integrated  circuits  at  RCA  Laboratories,  where  he
>       developed one of the first integrated  circuits  in  1963.   He  is  the
>       holder  of  20 U.S. patents and was awarded the Franklin Institute Medal
>       of Honor for his work on MOS integrated circuits.  Fred received a  BSEE
>       Degree  from  City  College  of  New  York  and  a  Ph.D. from Princeton
>       University.
>
>
>     ->  WHEN: 8 pm, THURSDAY, 13 March 1986.
>            Please Note: event is THURSDAY, not Tuesday.  Thank you.
>
>     - Joint Meeting of the Bay Area ACM/SIGGRAPH and ACM Peninsular Chapter
>
>     Time:   5:00 pm ACM Council Meeting
>             6:00 pm No Host Cocktails
>             6:45 pm Dinner *
>             8:00 pm Speaker
>
>     Locations:
>
>             Cocktails/Dinner *              Presentation
>
>             Pedro's                         Intel Corporation
>             3935 Freedom Circle             3601 Mission College Blvd.
>             Santa Clara, CA                 Santa Clara, CA
>
>             (Near Marriott's Hotel          (Just North of 101 Near
>             Great America Parkway           Montague and Mission
>             and 101)                        College Blvd.)
>
>
>     *: Dinner is optional.  Please RSVP  to  (408)  446-2800  by  March  11th.
>     Dinner  choice  is  Beef  Chimichanga or combination Beef Taco and Chicken
>     Enchilada.  Cost is $12.25 with reservations and $14.25 at the door.
>
>GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
>
>     -> NEXT MEETING: Computer  Animation  Using  Video  Techniques.   Jonathan
>     Keetan  and  Jason  Danielson,  Positive Video in San Carlos.  7:30 pm, 22
>     April 1986.  Details in April announcement.
>
>     -> ELECTIONS: Nominations closed.  Write-in's still allowed.  Members will
>     receive  ballot  in  a  few  days.  Results will be announced at the April
>     meeting.  New officers' two year term begins 1 July 86.
>
>     -> ADMINISTRATION: Want to get involved? Help in  any  capacity?  Want  to
>     lecture  about a topic in Computer Graphics?  Please contact Dan Clarke at
>     408/496-7302.
>
>     -> THANK YOU: To Dr. Val Watson for the loan  of his  Macintosh Projection
>     equipment at our February meeting at the Exploratorium.
>
>     ->  Francisco.  Computer Animation: Robert Abel, also  featuring  Andre  &
>     Wally  B.,  along  with  traditional  animation, will be shown.  Five Days
>     only:
>
>             Friday, 4 April 8:00 pm
>             Saturday, 5 April 7:00 & 9:00 pm
>             Sunday, 6 April 4:00 & 7:30 pm
>             Monday, 7 April 8:00 pm
>             Tuesday, 8 April 7:00 & 9:30 pm
>
>             Information: 415/567-6642
>             $6:00 advance outlets (BASS: 415/762-2277)
>             $6:50 at Box Office
>
>     The Festival of Animation will open at Wheeler Auditorium UCB,  March  20-
>     24.  Information: 415/642-7511.
>
>-end-
>
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>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 86 10:23:56 PST
>From: stephan@wilbur.ARPA (Stephan Keith)
>Subject: Bay Area SIGGRAPH
>
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  msgs@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  msgs@wilbur < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ames!msgs@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ames!aurora!msgs@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  news@lbl-csam@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  csmsgs@berkeley@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  msgs@lll-crg@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  arpacoll@ibm-sj@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  shel@ibm-sj@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  colloquiums@xerox@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  cabral@lll-crg@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  lou%ucbarpa@berkeley@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  Info-Graphics@AIDS-Unix@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  thompson@lll-crg@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  hplabs!ipcoap!david@BERKELEY@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ec.dgarno@ames-vmsb@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ames!olympus!all@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  mtxinu!excelan!avnish@Berkeley@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  qubix!saber!marshall@decwrl.ARPA@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  talks@decwrl@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  msgs@orion@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  bulletin%mfe@lll-mfe@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ear.clerma@ames-vmsb@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  plu.netland@ames-vmsb@amelia < sig.memo
>mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  mar.system@ames-vmsb@amelia < sig.memo
>
>#	*mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  net.graphics@amelia < sig.memo
>#	*mail -s "Bay Area SIGGRAPH"  ba.seminars@amelia < sig.memo
># I thought these would not work.  Replace them with a letter to me at
>
>
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They didn't work

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Date: 6 Mar 86 12:34:00 EST
From: "Richard Fink" <fink@nrl-acoustics>
Subject: In search of symbol libraries for Tektronix TekniCAD.


	Fellow TekniCAD users,

	     I am developing a computer-aided-drafting capability, using
	Tektronix TekniCAD, for our group here at the Naval Research Lab.
	One of the most useful features of such a package is the ability
	to insert predefined symbols into design documents.  Unfortunately,
	Tektronix appears to be leaving it up to the users to generate and
	distribute these symbol libraries.

	     I've started developing a library of symbols to be used in
	drawing and machining electronic instrument panels.  This will
	include symbols for D-Subminiature connectors, terminal blocks
	and EIA panels, etc.  But, I'm sure that this has been done before.
	Supposedly, there are over 200 such applications packages for
	AutoCAD.  We should be doing what we can to protect our investment.

	     If anyone out there has generated symbol libraries or useful
	macros for TekniCAD, or knows of another source or forum that I
	should check (this includes Tektronix insiders), please contact
	me either through this net or directly at:

			     FINK@NRL-ACOUSTICS

	I would be interested in any sort of dialog regarding TekniCAD
	and symbol libraries for all design diciplines.  A summary of
	available files will be shared with all respondents.

						Thank you,

						Richard G. Fink

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Date:     Fri, 7 Mar 86 11:50 EST
From: "Steven H. Gutfreund" <GUTFREUND%umass-cs.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
Subject:  Request for information

I am looking for a reference. Is there some work that attempts to
produce a comprehensive study of graphical representation (schematics)
that are used by professionals. Examples would be architects, systems
analysts, industrial designers, and logistic planners. There are,
of course, civil engineers who actually go and construct scale models
of things like dams, etc, and conduct their analysis on them. But I
am looking for people who use 2-d and multidemenntional paper schematics
for their analsys. Especially interesting are schematics which are not
just passive, but allow the user to carry out graphical analysis on
that chart. Something on the order of a fileVision, except that fileVision
only does data queries. 

					- Steven Gutfreund
					  gutfreund@umass-cs.csnet


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