GRAFTRAN: Graphic Extensions to FORTRAN.

Abstract

The paper describes a computer graphics language which can be used to easily display complex structures on a medium scale computer system, such as the XDS 9300/AGT-10 complex at the Naval Postgraduate School. GRAFTRAN (Graphic Extensions to FORTRAN) provides the full capabilities of FORTRAN and includes features that represent a cross-section of operations which are used in present day computer graphics systems. The user is completely isolated from the mechanism to construct and display an image and the manipulation of the data involved. The paper also includes a survey of languages and data structures currently used in graphical applications, and an example GRAFTON program. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0758681

Entities

People

  • David R. Elkins
  • Edward J. Wolf

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Languages
  • Computers
  • Formal Languages
  • Graphics
  • Interactive Graphics
  • Language

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.