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command codes to <strong>the</strong> minicomputer and <strong>the</strong> Symbol/Vector<br />

Generator for computing <strong>the</strong> position, <strong>the</strong> angle and<br />

width of <strong>the</strong> florescent spot on <strong>the</strong> CRT face. Line<br />

work can be plotted in incremental or stroke vectors<br />

depending upon <strong>the</strong> data content.<br />

The Software Packages provided with a typical CRT Flat<br />

bed Photocomposition System are:<br />

Operating System - for PDP11/34 or PDP11/45 mini<br />

computer controllers is Digital Equipment Corporation's<br />

standard RSX11M multitasking system.<br />

Vector/Symbol Plot (VSP) - is <strong>the</strong> principle plot<br />

program which controls all plotting; and all names and<br />

text composition and placement from input data tapes<br />

formatted in <strong>the</strong> Symbol/Vector Generator command code.<br />

Font Library Update (FLU) - is <strong>the</strong> software package<br />

which is used to create digital font libraries on<br />

magnetic disks from properly formatted input font tapes.<br />

FLU can be used to add, delete, display or list symbol<br />

data and to perform minor editing on font data words.<br />

Conversion Programs - Are real-time conversion programs<br />

developed for converting existing data bases in Gerber<br />

plot format into Symbol/Vector generator formats for<br />

controlling plotting.<br />

Font Preparation - Digital Fonts are prepared with a<br />

stand-alone system from original artwork. Symbols or<br />

characters are scanned and digitized with a scanning<br />

optical beam, processed, edited and <strong>the</strong>n formatted into<br />

a digital font input tape for <strong>the</strong> system. FLU is <strong>the</strong>n<br />

used to develop and maintain a Font Library by storing<br />

two sizes of each font style on magnetic disk. All<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r sizes and orientation are produced with <strong>the</strong><br />

Symbol/Vector Generator hardware.<br />

Interactive Graphics Display<br />

A Tektronix 4014-1 Interactive Graphics Display<br />

Terminal has been provided to allow viewing of <strong>the</strong> data<br />

being plotted; for software development; for previewing<br />

input data tapes and an alternate I/O peripheral for<br />

<strong>the</strong> system.<br />

III. CRT Flatbed Photocomposition Output

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