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From: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: HOOPS vs. PHIGS
Keywords: hoops, phigs, phigs+
Message-ID: <5468@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 90 23:36:33 GMT
References: <7977@bunny.GTE.COM>
Reply-To: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <7977@bunny.GTE.COM> sg04@GTE.COM (Steven Gutfreund) writes:
>Here are some of the replies that I have gotton on a experiences
>and opions on HOOPS vs. PHIGS/PHIGS+. ...
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>Date: Mon, 1 Jan 90 00:14:39 CST
>From: kelvin@cs.utexas.edu
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>...
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>  [2]  My understanding is that nobody is selling a portable version
>       of PHIGS.  So if somebody creates a new graphics workstation,
>       they have to write PHIGS from the ground up for the machine.
>       ...

Template Graphics Software (TGS) sells their FIGARO+ (PHIGS+) product for just
about every computing platform you can imagine.  They also license the source
to vendors, who can port it to their platforms if Template has not already
done so.

We use FIGARO on an Iris 3130, and Tektronix PLOT-10/PHIGS on a Tek 4336
workstation.  PLOT-10/PHIGS is FIGARO ported to the Tek4336 and renamed.
Both work fine.

Std. disclaimer:  no connection to TGS other than satisfied customer.

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Scott Gilmore                                               Research Assistant
University of Delaware                              gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.edu
Center for Composite Materials                      gilmore@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering                     gilmore@minnie.me.udel.edu
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