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From: kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: PHIGS standard available for comments
Message-ID: <2162@xanth.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Aug-87 13:08:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: xanth.2162
Posted: Tue Aug 18 13:08:55 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 20-Aug-87 06:08:56 EDT
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Reply-To: kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
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Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va.
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Keywords: PHIGS  ANSI  X3  graphics interactive CBEMA big bucks
Summary: Yeowch!

In article <3765@well.UUCP> rshuford@well.UUCP (Richard S. Shuford) writes:
>
>If you have interest in looking at the latest version of the PHIGS graphics
>interface (Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System), you can
>obtain a copy of the version now being put out for public comment by the ANSI
>system agencies.

>   BSR X3.144 Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
>Single copy price: $75    within  the continental United States
>                   $97.50 outside the continental United States
>
>Order from   Global Engineering Documents Inc.
>             West Coast: 800/854-7179
>             East Coast: 800/248-0084

Much as I would like the chance to comment on PHIGS (I spent 4.5 years
as a member of ANSI's X3H3 while we developed GKS and PHIGS was on a
back burner), there is no way my private resources (the only ones I
have!) extend to paying $75 for a draft standards document.  In fact,
the companies and government agencies for whom I have worked in the
past would be highly reluctant to approve spending so much for a
disposable document.  If ANSI is sincerely soliciting comments on
standards, it should provide the draft standards in microfiche or other
low cost form in a $5 price range.  The current price seems designed
to harm the standardization process since it has the effect of simply
excluding most interested participants by monetary coercion.  Sure
cuts down on the number of comments to which the committee must reply,
though!  ;-)

Kent, the man from xanth.
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