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From: pflueger@gmdzi.UUCP (Clemens Pflueger)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: CGM and PCX
Keywords: CGM and PCX
Message-ID: <2484@gmdzi.UUCP>
Date: 29 May 90 06:10:30 GMT
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pmateti@crimson.wright.edu (Prabhaker Mateti) writes:

>I am looking for documents that define and explain the CGM and PCX formats.
>Could you please e-mail me some recommendations.

For THE DEFINITION and explanation of CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) 
you should read the International Standard

	ISO 8632
	Information Processing Systems
	Computer Graphics
	Metafile for the Storage and Transfer of
	Picture Description Information

	Part 1: Functional Specification
and one of
	Part 2: Character Encoding
	Part 3: Binary Encoding
	Part 4: Clear Text Encoding

It should be available via your national standardisation authority.

Clemens Pflueger, GMD
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