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GSX-86: Graphics for the APC
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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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