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From: dfr@usna.NAVY.MIL (Prof. David F. Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: DIGS
Message-ID: <327@usna.NAVY.MIL>
Date: 18 Apr 91 02:33:51 GMT
References: <1991Apr17.150556.17688@dsd.es.com>
Organization: U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
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In article <1991Apr17.150556.17688@dsd.es.com> pmartz@undies.dsd.es.com (Paul Martz) writes:
!(Sorry for consuming net bandwidth with this -- can't get mail to the
!people at rmit.oz.au.)
!
!FYI -- Norfolk, VA.-based Unicad, Inc., already has a Device
!Independant Graphics Library called DIGS, and I believe DIGS is a
!registered trademark in the U.S. by them. Don't know whether that
!makes a difference to you guys, seeing as how you're in Australia and
!all, but I thought you'd like to know.

Interestingly enough the DIGS label was used on a package developed
by me at the US Naval Academy beginning in 1972/3. There is even
a manual for it printed in the late 70's. Maybe the government
actually has a claim on the name.

In fact, the RMIT DIGS package is based on the US Naval Academy
basic concept since I took it to Australia when I was on
sabbatical there. The RMIT DIGS package goes way beyond the
USNA package by incorporating the SGI GL library.

David F. Rogers
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
USNA