Part IV. A Preliminary Survey of Graphical Display Systems,

Abstract

A preliminary study of graphical display systems (GDS's) is presented. Cathode ray displays are described with considerable attention given to the methods of display generation. Input devices, including the light pen, Rand tablet, and the Lincoln wand among others, are discussed. The nature of local computing power needed for remote GDS's is presented. Software for GDS's, including suitable data structures, is described. Such languages and systems as APL, ASP, CORAL, and SKETCHPAD are presented in this regard. Several GDS's including DAC-1, GRAPHIC 1, and GRAPHIC 2 are described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716593

Entities

People

  • William M. Rodgers Jr

Organizations

  • Dartmouth College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Demography
  • Digital Information
  • Display Systems
  • Language
  • Light Pens

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).