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Test and analysis system
Whitechapel launches colour work
Cherry's A 3 graphics tablet
Graphics tablet Cherry Electrical has announced an enhanced version of its A3 graphics tablet. It is aimed at CAD users in the middle range between high resolution graphics systems and very low cost systems. It has a resolution of 0.1 mm and an accuracy of 0.5 mm, according to Cherry. Actual accuracy can be improved by using zoom magnification when creating a drawing. Input can be via a 4 key puck or a stylus pen attachment. It incorporates interfaces for a variety of computer systems, and supports serial RS232, parallel or TTL interfaces. The tablet costs £550. (Cherry Electrical Products L td, Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire A L5 4UN, UK. Tel: (05827) 63100)
CADCAM display VG systems has developed a graphics display system that is IBM 5080 compatible. According to VG Systems, the VG 9250 graphics display system is a colour raster display system designed to be used for mechanical CAD, VLSI and PCB design, solid and surface modelling, structural analysis and finite element modelling. The VG 9250 is compatible with a range of CAD/CAM/CAE software including CADAM, CATIA, CAEDS and CBD52. It has a feature called Gateway which enables it to be linked to modems that conform to RS 232C, RS 449 and CCITT V.35 specifications. It uses a 19 in colour display which can display 16 colours simultaneously from a palette of 4096. (VG Systems Ltd, Imperial Life House, London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1TE, UK. Tel: (0483) 60616)
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Whitechapel Computer Works has announced the launch of a 32-bit colour workstation, the CG-1. According to Whitechapel, the colour workstation is designed to complement the company's existing monochrome workstation, the MG-1. It is aimed at such applications as CADCAM, CAE, mapping, solid modelling, finite element analysis and image processing. It has a 16 in noninterlaced colour display with a resolution of 768 x 512 pixels. 256 colours can be displayed simultaneously from a palette of 262 144. The CG-1 is based on the National Semiconductor 32016 processor, running at 8 MHz with demand ~aged virtual memory and hardware
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floating point support. The basic 2 Mbyte of RAM can be expanded in 2 Mbyte increments to 8 Mbyte. An integral Winchester disc drive is available in a range of capacities from 22 Mbyte through 45, 95 and up to 125 Mbyte. A floppy disc with 0.8 Mbyte capacity is also included as standard. The CG-1 supports the Whitechapel 42-nix version of Berkeley Unix 4.2 and a version of the Oriel window manager. A CG-1 incorporating 22 Mbyte of disc storage and 2 Mbyte of main memory will cost £10 125. (Whitechapel Computer Works, 75 Whitechapel Road, London El IDU, UK. Tel: 01-377 8680)
Test and analysis system Hewlett Packard has developed a system for measuring and analysing the dynamic properties of structures. The ME Series 90 Test system is workstation based and combines modular measurement hardware with applications software running on an lip Series 300 computer. The software package, called lip Mete (mechanical test and analysis), consists of three separate modules: • Mete.Modal for measuring modal parameters • Meta-Mods for structural modification simulation • Mete-Force for calculating structural response for dynamic forces The minimum configuration of measurement hardware comprises one mainframe, an interface and processing module, input modules and a signal source. The software runs on the lip 9000 Series 300 workstations under HP-UX (Hewlett Packard's implementation of Unix). (Hewlett-Pachard L td, Miller House, The Ring, Bracknell, Berks RG12 1XN, UK.)
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Cherry's A 3 graphics tablet
Graphics tablet Cherry Electrical has announced an enhanced version of its A3 graphics tablet. It is aimed at CAD users in the middle range between high resolution graphics systems and very low cost systems. It has a resolution of 0.1 mm and an accuracy of 0.5 mm, according to Cherry. Actual accuracy can be improved by using zoom magnification when creating a drawing. Input can be via a 4 key puck or a stylus pen attachment. It incorporates interfaces for a variety of computer systems, and supports serial RS232, parallel or TTL interfaces. The tablet costs £550. (Cherry Electrical Products L td, Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire A L5 4UN, UK. Tel: (05827) 63100)
CADCAM display VG systems has developed a graphics display system that is IBM 5080 compatible. According to VG Systems, the VG 9250 graphics display system is a colour raster display system designed to be used for mechanical CAD, VLSI and PCB design, solid and surface modelling, structural analysis and finite element modelling. The VG 9250 is compatible with a range of CAD/CAM/CAE software including CADAM, CATIA, CAEDS and CBD52. It has a feature called Gateway which enables it to be linked to modems that conform to RS 232C, RS 449 and CCITT V.35 specifications. It uses a 19 in colour display which can display 16 colours simultaneously from a palette of 4096. (VG Systems Ltd, Imperial Life House, London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1TE, UK. Tel: (0483) 60616)
volume 18 number 6 july/august 1986
Whitechapel Computer Works has announced the launch of a 32-bit colour workstation, the CG-1. According to Whitechapel, the colour workstation is designed to complement the company's existing monochrome workstation, the MG-1. It is aimed at such applications as CADCAM, CAE, mapping, solid modelling, finite element analysis and image processing. It has a 16 in noninterlaced colour display with a resolution of 768 x 512 pixels. 256 colours can be displayed simultaneously from a palette of 262 144. The CG-1 is based on the National Semiconductor 32016 processor, running at 8 MHz with demand ~aged virtual memory and hardware
on
floating point support. The basic 2 Mbyte of RAM can be expanded in 2 Mbyte increments to 8 Mbyte. An integral Winchester disc drive is available in a range of capacities from 22 Mbyte through 45, 95 and up to 125 Mbyte. A floppy disc with 0.8 Mbyte capacity is also included as standard. The CG-1 supports the Whitechapel 42-nix version of Berkeley Unix 4.2 and a version of the Oriel window manager. A CG-1 incorporating 22 Mbyte of disc storage and 2 Mbyte of main memory will cost £10 125. (Whitechapel Computer Works, 75 Whitechapel Road, London El IDU, UK. Tel: 01-377 8680)
Test and analysis system Hewlett Packard has developed a system for measuring and analysing the dynamic properties of structures. The ME Series 90 Test system is workstation based and combines modular measurement hardware with applications software running on an lip Series 300 computer. The software package, called lip Mete (mechanical test and analysis), consists of three separate modules: • Mete.Modal for measuring modal parameters • Meta-Mods for structural modification simulation • Mete-Force for calculating structural response for dynamic forces The minimum configuration of measurement hardware comprises one mainframe, an interface and processing module, input modules and a signal source. The software runs on the lip 9000 Series 300 workstations under HP-UX (Hewlett Packard's implementation of Unix). (Hewlett-Pachard L td, Miller House, The Ring, Bracknell, Berks RG12 1XN, UK.)
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