Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!oscsuna.osc.edu!rhett.osc.edu!michelle From: michelle@rhett.osc.edu (Michelle Messenger) Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.super Subject: Graphics Software Available (visualization) Keywords: graphics, visualization, free, Sun, primates Message-ID: <281@oscsuna.osc.edu> Date: 15 Aug 89 21:36:08 GMT Sender: news@oscsuna.osc.edu Reply-To: michelle@osgp.osc.edu Lines: 58 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (formerly the Computer Graphics Research Group) and the Ohio Supercomputer Graphics Project are pleased to announce the public release of apE, the animation production Environment, version 1.1. ACCAD/CGRG has been in existence for nearly 20 years, and under the direction of Charles Csuri has been at the forefront of computer graphics since its inception. Several years ago, CGRG released its software into the public domain (scn_assmblr, twixt, etc). The Ohio Supercomputer Graphics Project was formed in 1986 to address the visualization needs of the newly formed Ohio Supercomputer Center. ACCAD and OSGP together have ten computer graphics professionals working on software research and development. apE version 1.1 is aimed primarily at scientific users, and is more of a promise of what's to come than a complete system. Consisting primarily of tools for visualization in two dimensions (but not just for 2d data), it is based on a data flow internal model and contains a graphical programming system for manipulating pipelines. All tools run under SUNVIEW. apE version 2.0 (currently in development/test) will provide support for NeXT, the X window system, and SUNVIEW. A much richer set of tools, including volumetric rendering, surface (ray trace/polygonal) tools, and a faster, more complete interconnection syntax will be supplemented by source code availability (nominal fee ~$50). Contact Michelle Messenger (michelle@rhett.osgp.osc.edu) for information or to join the apE mailing list. apE version 1.1 is available via anonymous ftp from oscsuna.osc.edu (128.146.1.4) in the directory pub/apE. The Ohio Supercomputer Graphics Project Scott Dyer, Associate Director, Ohio Supercomputer Center Steve Anderson John Berton Pete Carswell Jeff Faust Jill Kempf Bob Marshall Michelle Messenger The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts & Design Charles Csuri, Director John Donkin Jeff Light Steve Spencer apE is a trademark of the Ohio State University. apE (c) Copyright 1989 The Ohio State University. Research supported in part by The Ohio Supercomputer Center, The Ohio State University (The College of the Arts), and Cray Research, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Messenger Project Coordinator email: michelle@osgp.osc.edu The Ohio Supercomputer Graphics Project voice: (614) 292-3274 1224 Kinnear Rd. fax: (614) 292-7168 Columbus, Ohio 43212 -----------------------------------------------------------------------