RFC 191 (rfc191) - Page 1 of 4
Graphics implementation and conceptualization at Augmentation Research Center
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RFC 191 Charles Irby NIC 7136 Augmentation Research Center Category D.6, I.1 Stanford Research Institute 13-JUL-71 GRAPHICS IMPLEMENTATION AND CONCEPTUALIZATION AT ARC Overview: This document is a brief description of the way in which graphics terminals are conceptualized and used at the Augmentation Research Center. All things described are implemented and have been operational for several months. Although our attention has initially been centered about the display of textual material, we are now about to turn our attention toward pictorial displays (hopefully much enhanced over our previous 940 line drawing capabilities). This document will discuss only those facits of display use which have been implemented and are currently operational, namely only those dealing with textual display. included is a discussion of the use of multiple file viewing display areas in NLS to provide cross file editing capabilities. A description of our display and terminal input equipment will be issued as a separate document. NOTE: RFC 190 includes a functional description of the implementation of the interface to our displays and is a description of the way this interface was extended to include "Processor-displays" (an IMLAC PDS-1, in this case) to our system, thus enabling one to use Display NLS over any of our teletype lines (including the network). A "processor dsplay" is a display with Processing power which can be controlled by character strings. Description of the "conceptual display" implemented at ARC The allocatable output unit for our display terminals (which include our local terminals and all remote processor-displays) is
