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THE 100 VOL. 7 NO. 1
APPLICATIONS NEWSLETIER JANUAR~FEBRUARY 1983
Tekniques
COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
R'ockwell International Corporation's
New Interactive CAD/CAM System
Rockwell International
to Support Increasingly Complex
Space Shuttle Program. . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Corporation's New Interactive
Tektronix Desktop Computer
Indispensible in Fusion Research . . .. 6
Editor's Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
CAD/CAM System to Support
Pre- and Post-Processor for
Finite Element Modeling Joins
Increasingly Complex Space
Solution Vendor Program:
PDA/PATRAN-G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
Solution Vendor Register Outlines
Shuttle Program
Software Solutions for Tektronix After circling the earth for 54 hours, Amer- devices, will be used for a wide range of ap-
Graphics System Users ............. 10 ica's first reusable spacecraft, Columbia, plications. The design, analysis and manufac-
4110A Local Programmability: sailed to a smooth landing at Edwards AFB turing of the Thermal Protection System (heat
A Closer Look. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 in California. This short, but near-perfect tiles), hydraulic systems, piping structures,
TEKniques Update Card. . . . . . . . . .. 19 voyage culminated years of engineering, de- wiring schematics, as well as all structural
PLOT 10 - A Lasting Commitment sign, analysis and manufacturing, and set the modifications or additions for subsequent
to Excellence ..................... 23 stage for a tremendously complex Space spacecraft will be supported by the CADI
Software Updates Available Through Shuttle program which will involve up to CAM system.
Software Subscription Services ...... 26 seven vehicles and numerous space-borne
Tektronix 4116A Brings Large experiments. Rockwell International's experience in
Display to 4110A Series Family ..... 27 manned-space flight began in the early 1960s
Flexible Display Stand,
No one understands the complexity of the with the Mercury program. Later, the com-
Ergonomic Chair Provide Space Shuttle program better than Rockwell pany developed and built the Saturn V
Convenience, Comfort ............. 27 International Corporation - the major con- Booster, and the Apollo Command and Ser-
Tektronix Presentation Pack tractor to the National Aeronautics and vice Modules which carried men to the moon
Provides the Tools for Overhead Space Administration (NASA). Rockwell and back nine times.
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27 will meet the challenges posed by a seven-
Option to 4052R14 GPIB Enhance- vehicle and up to 40-mission-per-year pro- Currently, Rockwell's Space Transportation
ment ROM Pack Provides Com- gram with the help of advanced computer- System Development and Production Divi-
patibility with A-Series Systems ..... 28 aided-design and computer-aided-manufac- sion is under contract to NASA for two of
600K Cartridge Tape Supports turing (CAD/CAM) techniques. the four major elements of the Space Shuttle
Extended Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 program. Rockwell's Space Division is re-
Tektronix 4612 Hard Copier An important element in Rockwell's CADI sponsible for design and construction of the
Compatible with DEC VT100 CAM system is a new line of graphics CRT shuttle orbiter, and has total responsibility
Terminals ........................ 28 terminals. The new interactive graphics ter- for integration of all elements of the entire
Input/Output ..................... 29 minals, supported by a dedicated CADICAM reusable space transportation system.
Graphics Systems Workshops ....... 30 mainframe computer and various hard-copy
Programming Tips ................ 31
BASIC Bits ....................... 36
IDD Program Exchange .... " ....... 36
New Abstracts ......... - .......... 37
Program Exchange Addresses. . . . . . . 40
TEKniques, the IDD Applications News-
letter, is published in the Information
Display Division of Tektronix, Inc., Mail
Stop 63-575, P.O. Box 1000, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070. It is distributed to TEK-
TRONIX computer and terminal users.
Publishing Manager Ken Cramer
Managing Editor Patricia Kelley
Technical Editor Dan Taylor
Graphic Design John Ellis
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