GSX-86: Graphics
for
the
APC
9-2
GSX-86
And
Graphics Products
GSX-86 also
supports
high-level-language graphics interfaces
to
commercially
available software, including the following products.
•
GSS-KERNEL
is
a utility
library
that
allows a
program
to
do
complex
graphic
functions with only a few
commands.
It
supports
popular
high-level
languages such as BASIC,
PASCAL,
FORTRAN,
and
PLII
with
standard
procedure
calls.
•
GSS-PLOT
is
a high-level
programming
tool
that
can
be used
to
produce
graphs
and
plots with
just
a few calls from a high-level language.
•
GSS-GRAPH
allows a system user
to
graph
and
plot
data
by
making
simple
menu
selections.
•
GSS-DRA
W provides
an
advanced
capability.
It
uses simple symbols to
create more complex graphics.
USING
GSX-86
The following files are required to
run
GSX-86.
• ASSIGN.SYS
•
GRAPHICS.CMD
• One device driver file for each graphics device in use.
ASSIGN.SYS
is the Assignment Table file.
It
is
a simple text file
that
consists
of
the
file
names
of
all device drivers
and
an
associated logical device
number
for
each
device driver.
GRAPHICS.CMD
is
the file
that
contains GSX-86 for the APC.
. The device drivers provide the interface between GSX-86
and
specific pieces
of
hardware.
Each
device driver
is
contained
in its own file.
Standard
device drivers are
included
on
the
CP/M-86
system
distribution
diskette. They are described in The
CPIM-86 System
User's Guide for the
APC
and
in Table
9-1
of
this manual.
Setting Up GSX-86
In
order
to
use GSX-86, you
must
ensure
that
the required device drivers are present
on
the disk specified in the
GRAPHICS
command,
that
the Assignment Table
contains
the names
of
all device drivers
and
their
corresponding
logical device
numbers,
and
that
GRAPHICS.CMD
is
available to the system.
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