Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!gatech!prism!gt4512c From: gt4512c@prism.gatech.EDU (BRADBERRY,JOHN L) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Gif to HPGL followup Keywords: Bummer )-: Message-ID: <22734@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 25 Feb 91 11:42:56 GMT References: <45687@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 21 In article <45687@nigel.ee.udel.edu> almquist@cis.udel.edu (Squish) writes: >I recently posted a request to the net and these are the following replies I >got - that is if anyone is interested: > >So basically, it don't look good. BUMMER. Why is it that HP has to make such >a pain-in-da-a** standard? What I wanted to do was make fractal wallpaper. I think it's a bit unfair to flame HP here because of a basic conflict in the graphic image 'standards'. You must understand that HPGL was in existance in a 'vector plotting from' while Postscript was still a 'wet dream'. Just as sophisticated GUI interfaces have eclipsed older and more bland operator interfaces, vector based graphics (at least hard copy capability) is an older form and serves other purposes. There are still many appliactions where 'pen drawing' is the best method of graphical reproduction. HPGL was not designed to reproduce a 300X200X256 color image! -- John L. Bradberry |Georgia Tech Research Inst|001100110011001100110011 Scientific Concepts Inc. |Microwaves and Antenna Lab|Int : gt4512c@prism 2359 Windy Hill Rd. 201-J|404 528-5325 (GTRI) |GTRI:jbrad@msd.gatech. Marietta, Ga. 30067 |404 438-4181 (SCI) |'...is this thing on..?' Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com