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From: andrea@hp-sdd.hp.com (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: I need a copy of the PHIGS standard
Keywords: PHIGS
Message-ID: <2087@hp-sdd.hp.com>
Date: 5 Jun 89 17:54:15 GMT
References: <7076@cg-atla.UUCP>
Reply-To: andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, San Diego Division
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In article <7076@cg-atla.UUCP> felleman@cg-atla.UUCP (John Felleman) writes:
>I am trying to determine if PHIGS is an appropriate standard for a system
>we are designing, and I need a copy of the standard.  I would also be interested
>in any references which discuss the standard.  I am especially interested in
>finding out what, if any, interchange formats exist for PHIGS information.

Order a copy from ANSI (sales:  212-642-4900).  It's ANSI standard
X3.144-1988.

Chapter 2 defines an archive file format, and Chapter 3 gives a clear
text encoding of that format.


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
	"wake now!  Discover that you are the song that the morning brings..."
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