Unit converts 200k vectors

Unit converts 200k vectors The Tektronix colour vector/ converter raster can handle 200 000 vectors in the top-of-therange model. The unit is designed to be used with the 4691 and 4692 colour graphics copiers. It comes in three memory sizes 128k, 512k and 2 Mbyte - corresponding to support for 12 000, 50 000 and 200 000 vectors respectively. ‘Rasterization’ clarifies blurred characters and stair-stepped lines. A0 size engineering drawings can be legibly printed on A3 output on the 4691. says Tek.tronix. The vector/raster converter expands the range of colours available from both copiers. It can use up to 256 cotours from a choice of 1300. ‘I’he 45 10 accepts images as high level graphics commands across a four-channel multiplexed RS232 interface. Codes are in ASCII. To Opel-ate the 4510, a user needs a sof’twarc driver attached to a host’\ main application package. I‘ektronix says that a hostconnected 45 10 i‘rees terminals from the burden of driving dedicated copiers and improves copier image quality by eliminating terminal-imposed limitations on copier resolution. Unlike software rasterizers which burden the host, the 45 10 assumes the rasterization and spooling tasks. .I’he 4310 supports a subset of the Tektronix Plot 10 command set with some modifications for noninteractive hard copy output. The unit can also be linked to the RS23L’ outputs c,kf‘ the Tektronix 4 IO7 and 4 1 15Ii c-olour display terniirlals operating in loop through mode from the host. .I‘ektl-onis is planning to release a firmwat-tx update: iti December l!JH3 which is to include ;I 4510 driver. ‘l‘h~s is to help users of the 3 107 ancl 4 109 ~~110 do not have a 35 10 hof’tware drivel- on their host. (TPkt,orrr\ 1 ‘K Ltd. 1’0 box 69, I~/irp’rldr~l, HP)_l5 Al.5 -/(:I’, lik’. 7‘,~1:(0 5,Y_3i ) (73 I 4 I . Tfh~: 2 5 5 59)

Pilot-training system simulates daylight A daylight simulator visual ~~SL~HI has been developed by US firm Singer’s Link Flight Simulation Division. Image III is the first microprocessor-driven system of its kind, says the firm. The Image III system meets Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Phase III simulation requirements. This means that all training can be conducted on the ground. Image III evolved from the Image II dusk/night simulation system. The latter can produce pictures to meet the FAA Phase II

standard. It also can be made to depict abnormal Meather conditions. Two of’ the Image III systems have beeli bought by American Airlines (AA) fi)r use with two of’ three MD-80 flight simulators. AA is buying a third Image III for a KC- Ii) tan kericargo simulator. Other uses of’ the system will be with Kuwait’s Ilawk simulators and Egypt’4 (:,. 130 sinirllators.

Turnkey micro-based system from CAE firm does 2D design and draughting A CAD system for two-dimensional design and draughting has been released by UK CAE firm Tangram. ‘The system combines Tangram’s Swift software wit 11Systime’s S300 microcomputer and a Datatype XKl raster terminal. Included in the system are a 10 Mbyte Wrnchester disc, a 1 Mbyte floppy disc, a 13%column printer and a data tablet for menu command entry and cursor- COIItrot. There is also a \‘DU f’ol- parts

listing and database enquiry. The price of a turnkev CA11 system is about t: 1H 500. W;orkstations can 1,~ linked together, to larger computers and to other al~plications. eg lhrec-dimensional solid niodelling or part pro~gramming. (7‘1rr1gr~~rr1(Z’omfi~rt~r-Aidd I:ngin fwivg lSd, 5 Siddrl~~ L%‘cLJ, Roycll Oak Iduttr-icll ~~,~:‘.\tatr,~lj~17~Pr1ryy; ,l’orth,mrl.\, :V,4s’I 1 5P,4, I ‘K. 7.~1: 70 5026 ((J327j TPlrx: 3 I 529 TA,YO’AE (; I D