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Configurable software for satellite graphics
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Abstract
An important goal in interactive computer graphics is to provide users with both quick system responses for basic graphics functions and enough computing power for complex calculations. One solution is to have a distributed graphics system in which a minicomputer and a powerful large computer share the work. The most versatile type of distributed system is an intelligent satellite system in which the minicomputer is programmable by the application user and can do most of the work while the large remote machine is used for difficult computations. At New York University, the hardware was configured from available equipment. The level of system intelligence resulted almost completely from software development. Unlike previous work with intelligent satellites, the resulting system had system control centered in the satellite. It also had the ability to reconfigure software during realtime operation. The design of the system was done at a very high level using set theoretic language. The specification clearly illustrated processor boundaries and interfaces. The high-level specification also produced a compact, machine-independent virtual graphics data structure for picture representation. The software was written in a systems implementation language; thus, only one set of programs was needed for both machines. A user can program both machines in a single language. Tests of the system with an application program indicate that is has very high potential. A major result of this work is the demonstration that a gigantic investment in new hardware is not necessary for computing facilities interested in graphics.
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Hartzman, P. D. (1977). Configurable software for satellite graphics. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). https://doi.org/10.2172/6720151
Hartzman, Peter D. “Configurable software for satellite graphics.” OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), 1977, https://doi.org/10.2172/6720151.
Hartzman, Peter D. 1977. “Configurable software for satellite graphics.” OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). https://doi.org/10.2172/6720151.
Hartzman, P.D. (1977) ‘Configurable software for satellite graphics’, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). Available at: https://doi.org/10.2172/6720151.
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title = {{Configurable software for satellite graphics}},
author = {Hartzman, Peter D},
publisher = {OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)},
year = {1977},
doi = {10.2172/6720151}
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