DOI: 10.1145/988500.988508. Interactive computer graphics with the UNIX time-sharing system

Interactive computer graphics with the UNIX time-sharing system

10.1145/988500.988508

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ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (320)

Abstract

The UNIX† time-sharing system is a powerful and efficient multiuser operating system possessing many unique and attractive advantages. In order to fully support an interactive graphics facility, however, several minor extensions were made to provide the necessary high performance 'real-time' environment. These enhancements to the UNIX system are described together with the implementation details for the Picture System 2 Graphic Subroutine Package.

Bibliography

Ferrin, T. E., & Langridge, R. (1980). Interactive computer graphics with the UNIX time-sharing system. ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, 13(4), 320â331.

Authors 2

Thomas E. Ferrin (first)
Robert Langridge (additional)

References 17 Referenced 15

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Langridge , R. Interactive Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics in Molecular Biology . In Computers in Life Science Research , Plenum Publishing Corp ., pp. 53 -- 59 ( 1975 ). Langridge, R. Interactive Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics in Molecular Biology. In Computers in Life Science Research, Plenum Publishing Corp., pp. 53--59 (1975). / Computers in Life Science Research by Langridge R. (1975)
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The UNIX Picture System 2 Graphics Subroutine Package is available free of charge to anyone possessing a valid license from Western Electric for the UNIX Time-Sharing System. To arrange for distribution please contact the authors. The UNIX Picture System 2 Graphics Subroutine Package is available free of charge to anyone possessing a valid license from Western Electric for the UNIX Time-Sharing System. To arrange for distribution please contact the authors.
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Ferrin , T. E. Write-Back to Memory Subroutine Description , UNIX/PS2 Graphics Subroutine Package , Internal Memo , 1978 . Ferrin, T. E. Write-Back to Memory Subroutine Description, UNIX/PS2 Graphics Subroutine Package, Internal Memo, 1978. / UNIX/PS2 Graphics Subroutine Package by Ferrin T. E. (1978)
Picture System 2 User's Manual. Evans & Sutherland Corporation , P.O. Box 870 0 , Salt Lake City , Utah 84108, Document #901129--001 NC , May 1977 . Picture System 2 User's Manual. Evans & Sutherland Corporation, P.O. Box 8700, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, Document #901129--001 NC, May 1977. / Utah 84108, Document #901129--001 NC by Picture System 2 User's Manual. Evans & Sutherland Corporation (1977)
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A solution to reducing potential system call overhead associated with the nargs() subroutine has been proposed in a personal communication with Torn Duff from the New York Institute of Technology. This involves keeping a most recently accessed list of program counter values and the associated number of arguments to the called subroutine the latter determined through a system call. The next call to the same subroutine from the same program location can then avoid the system call and quickly determine the number of subroutine arguments by searching the above list. A solution to reducing potential system call overhead associated with the nargs() subroutine has been proposed in a personal communication with Torn Duff from the New York Institute of Technology. This involves keeping a most recently accessed list of program counter values and the associated number of arguments to the called subroutine the latter determined through a system call. The next call to the same subroutine from the same program location can then avoid the system call and quickly determine the number of subroutine arguments by searching the above list.
K Bll - C Processor Manual (PDP-11/70). Digital Equipment Corporation , Maynard, Massachusetts 01730, Document #EK-KBllC-TM-001, pg. IV- 3--5 , 1975 . KBll-C Processor Manual (PDP-11/70). Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts 01730, Document #EK-KBllC-TM-001, pg. IV- 3--5, 1975. / Maynard, Massachusetts 01730, Document #EK-KBllC-TM-001, pg. IV- 3--5 by Bll C (1975)

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Type	When
Created	19 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 16, 2005, 10:10 a.m.)
Deposited	2 months ago (June 18, 2025, 5:36 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months ago (June 19, 2025, 12:55 a.m.)
Issued	45 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1980)
Published	45 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1980)
Published Online	45 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1980)
Published Print	45 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1980)

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BibTeX

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