Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bu.edu!cvbnet!dopey!tgross
From: tgross@dopey.prime.com (Tom Gross)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Practical Intro to PHIGS (new book)
Summary: HA HA HA
Message-ID: <1462@cvbnetPrime.COM>
Date: 1 May 91 17:55:16 GMT
References: <1991Apr19.175910.2922@Stardent.COM> <24373@well.sf.ca.us> <24476@well.sf.ca.us>
Sender: postnews@cvbnetPrime.COM
Reply-To: tgross@cvbnet.prime.com (Tom Gross)
Organization: Prime Computer Inc., Bedford, MA
Lines: 31


Jan Hardenbergh writes:

>As my father always said, never ruin a good story with facts.  I do
>remember a conversation with the manager of the PHIGS project at Apollo,
>not some measly employee :-).  This conversation was in regards to the
>suitability of WAIT as the default deferral mode.  I must admit I was
>probably construing too much into the conversation - so I will not
>contradict Mr Gross, himself a noted PHIGS lecturer.
>
>However, I do want to know why he insists upon refering to Jim Michener,
>one of the "PHIGS Architects" and long time graphics standards guru as
>if they were good buddies.  Next, Mr. Gross will be telling us that he
>has lunch with and knows all of the PHIGS Architects from HP, Sun and
>DEC.  As long as he does not claim to be one of the original PEX
>Architects, I can over look a little shameless name dropping :-)


	Jan, I'm beginning to regret that the last time I spoke to 
	Andy You-Know-Who I went out of my way to assure him that you
	are not completely full of shit.  No one who knows anything
	about graphics would ever admit to having been a "phigs manager".
	No one who really knows phigs would want to be called a "phigs 
	expert".  I certainly wouldn't call myself one of the "original
	PEX architects", out of respect for the people at DEC and SUN
	who actually did all the work.  Nor do I think you should pretend
	to be a "phigs expert" based on your experience of sharing an
	office with the "phigs manager" at Apollo.  No need for smiley
	faces here as this is obviously just good fun between friends.
	
/tom