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From: beierl_c@apollo.HP.COM (Christopher Beierl)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: CGM references needed
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Date: 25 Feb 91 17:53:00 GMT
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In article <1CE00001.8jgljp@tbomb.ice.com> time@ice.com writes:
>
> I have been given the task of writting a CGM to postscript 
>translation utility.
>
>Can someone give me a pointer to some CGM references or any advice
>of pitfalls of the task?

CGM is an ISO standard (it may also be an ANSI standard).  Here are the
relevent ISO titles:

ISO 8632-1, Information processing systems -- Computer graphics --
Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information --
Part 1: Functional specification. 1987.  Reference number ISO 8632-1:1987(E).

ISO 8632-2, Information processing systems -- Computer graphics --
Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information --
Part 2: Character encoding. 1987.  Reference number ISO 8632-2:1987(E).

ISO 8632-3, Information processing systems -- Computer graphics --
Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information --
Part 3: Binary encoding. 1987.  Reference number ISO 8632-3:1987(E).

ISO 8632-4, Information processing systems -- Computer graphics --
Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information --
Part 4: Clear text encoding. 1987.  Reference number ISO 8632-4:1987(E).

These can be ordered from:

In the United States:
    
    Omnicom, Inc.
    115 Park Street, S.E.
    Vienna, VA  22180
    (703) 281-1135

In Europe:

    International Organization for Standardization
    1 Rue de Varembe
    Case Postale 56
    CH-1211 Geneva 20
    Switzerland
    Phone: 41-22-341240
    Fax: 41-22-333430

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