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From: ftrue@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Dr. Destruction)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Looking for PHIGS
Keywords: PHIGS
Message-ID: <1085@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 1 May 89 19:55:21 GMT
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Reply-To: ftrue@jarthur.UUCP (Dr. Destruction)
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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In article <12021@hodge.UUCP> jdm@hodge.UUCP (jdm) writes:
>
>	I'm looking for any information on PHIGS (Programmer's
>	Hierarchial Interactive Graphics Standard).  Is it P/D
>	or commercial?  Is the standard on line anywhere?  Any
>	good books/articles on it?  Ect., ect.
>
PHIGS is a ANSI/ISO standard (DIS 9592 Pt 1-3, 1988), meaning that it is
not really P/D or commercial, it is simply a government standard. It's 
implementation in various software packages is P/D & commercial, although
to date I have only seen commercial applications. As PHIGS is relatively 
new, and more than a bit involved, I don't think there are too many P/D
PHIGS implementations around yet...I could be wrong.

The only books I have used (beyond the actual standard) are:

1) Brown, M., and Heck, M., _Understanding_PHIGS_, Megatek Corportation,
	San Diego, 1985.
2) National Computer Graphics Association, _Standards_for_the_Computer_
	Graphics_Industry_, Fairfax, VA, 1986.

and several articles in the "IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications"
journal. The actual standard is available from the GPO or from Global
Documentation, Irvine, CA - (714) 261-1455. Global is an excellent (albeit
expensive) source for Government/Mil spec docs FAST.

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