Showing papers on "Software rendering published in 1979"
TL;DR: Here are further key developments: displays that look better to the eye, higher performance in vector displays, a box that gets full speed out of electrostatic plotters, and more.
Abstract: The growth of computer graphics is remarkable even by computer industry standards. This first of a two-part article views some of the latest hardware available from leading graphics manufacturers.
9 citations
IBM1
TL;DR: This report will discuss hardware, software, design function and capacity of a system used for the custom design of LSI chips, modules, cards and boards.
Abstract: This report will discuss hardware, software, design function and capacity of a system used for the custom design of LSI chips, modules, cards and boards.
5 citations
1 Jan 1979
TL;DR: A comparative evaluation of distributed graphics processing over centralized graphics processing is presented, based on performance measurement software tools used in monitoring activities of graphics functions and basic application packages.
Abstract: This paper presents a comparative evaluation of d is tr ibuted graphics Frocessing over centralized graphics processing. The evaluation is based on performance measurement software tools used in monitoring activities of graphics functions' and basic aFplication packages . The factors measured are: frequency, elapsed real time, cpu time, I/O time , memory used , geometric model size, geometric entity picks. The performance statistics gathering software use special logic for extracting data pertinent to graphics .
3 citations
1 Aug 1979
TL;DR: This paper responds to the 1977 Core Graphics System of SIGGRAPH's Graphic Standards Planning Committee (GSPC) and is interested in low-level device-independent graphics for applications doing data representation and annotation.
Abstract: This paper responds to the 1977 Core Graphics System of SIGGRAPH's Graphic Standards Planning Committee (GSPC). The authors are interested in low-level device-independent graphics for applications doing data representation and annotation. The level structure and bias in the Core System toward display list processor graphics are criticized. Specific issues discussed include display contexts, attributes, current position, 3-dimensional graphics, area filling, and graphics input.
2 citations
1 Aug 1979
TL;DR: Preliminary results indicate that this software support can substantially reduce the startup time for a novice graphics user with some background in Fortran.
Abstract: The implementation of visually-oriented software for graphics support on the high-performance computer graphics hardware at NASA's Johnson Space Center is the latest step in the evolution of an interactive computer applications technology being developed by the Computer Graphics Group at The Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University. This technology is designed to aid the typical scientist or engineer in learning and using computer graphics productively, including writing his own programs and interfacing to software specialists who will write and maintain his programs. Key aspects of the current development include the creation and incorporation of a visually-oriented learning package for graphics geometric perception and graphics programming, as well as a sophisticated control environment which aids the user in obtaining a quick understanding of and access to the system. Preliminary results indicate that this software support can substantially reduce the startup time for a novice graphics user with some background in Fortran.
1 citations