README.md
SFGL70 IS A GENERAL PURPOSE FORTRAN CALLABLE GRAPHICS LIBRARY
THAT SUPPORTS:
1. RT11,RSX11M & IAS OPERATING SYSTEMS
2. TEKTRONIX 4006,4010,4014 & 4025 TERMINALS
3. VT100 TERMINALS WITH THE RETROGRAPHICS OR SELANAR UPGRADE
4. ANY OF THE MANY TERMINALS THAT ACCEPT 4010 GRAPHICS INPUT
5. CPU'S WITH OR WITHOUT FLOATING POINT HARDWARE
6. CPU'S WITH OR WITHOUT THE EXTENDED INSTRUCTION SET
THIS FLOPPY CONTAINS THE LATEST VERSION (MAY 1982). I
HAVE CORRECTED ALL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO ME.
THE PACKAGE CAN BE BUILT BY EXECUTING THE COMMAND FILE
BLDPLT.COM. TO CUSTOM BUILD THE PACKAGE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ENVIROMENT, EDIT THE FILES PLTCON.FST &
PLTCON.MAC ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIONS SPECIFIED IN THOSE FILES.
THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THIS GRAPHICS PACKAGE INSTEAD OF
A PACKAGE LIKE TEKTRONIX'S PLOT10 ARE:
1. IT'S FREE
2. IT'S MUCH SMALLER(IT ADDS APPROXIMATELY 1.5KW TO YOUR TASK)
THE RSX11M & IAS VERSIONS ARE MATURE WORKING PACKAGES. THEY
HAVE BEEN IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WITH
OUTSTANDING ACCEPTANCE. THE RT11 VERSION AND THE NON-FLOATING
POINT VERSION HAVE BEEN IN USE THE LAST YEAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
WITH EITHER VERSION, I CAN BE REACHED AT:
KEN DEMERS
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER
ROBOTICS LABORATORY
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06108
203 727-7527 OR 7240
PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEMS AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY
I CAN CORRECT THEM.
I AM PRESENTLY WORKING ON A VERSION THAT CAN BE ADDED TO
RT11 BASIC. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS NEW VERSION PLEASE CONTACT
ME.