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THE 100 VOL. 6 NO. 4
APPLICATIONS NEWSLETIER WINTER 1982




Tekniques


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COMMIT TED TO EXCELLENCE
Tekniques
In This Issue
Architectural Firm Expands Without
Adding Staff 2
Solution Vendor Program 4
Product Design, Engineering and
Manufacturing 4
Data Representation 4
Architecture/Facilities 5
Bringing Computers into the Chemistry
Lab at SUNY at Cobleskill Inspires
Students and Fac~lty 6 Architectural Firm Expands
4110 Local Programmability Brings
Distributed Processing to Graphics
Applications 10
Without Adding Staff
4052 Helps Reveal Secrets of
Antarctica Data 12
PLOT 50 2-D Drafting New Release Familiar, friendly, powerful, a natural fit ... decision to buy. "The people at Arrigoni are
Offers Increased Performance for Rollin Gardner expressed his pleasure for his architects. The package is primarily architec-
Automated Drafting 14
recently acquired computer aided design and ture - terms, symbols, language and that sort
PLOT 50 Software Supports 4909
drafting system. of thing. Other systems that we looked at aimed
Hard Disk 14
at several disciplines; they addressed too wide
New 4907 ROM Pack Enhances and A commercial architectural firm, Gardner
Adds Commands 15 of a field."
Associates-Architects, Inc. works with a range
Input/ Output 15 of projects from small office buildings of Other desirable features specified by Rollin in-
Crisp Images, Vibrant Colors 3000 to 4000 square feet up to six story medi- clude the large screen of the Thktronix 4054
Distinguish New Color Copier 16 cal buildings. Shopping centers and banks also Graphic System. "It allows plenty of space for
Tektronix GPIB Extender Stretches form a large part of their portfolio. designing at a scale large enough to be easily
the Data Link 18
seen. The resolution is superb, and the thumb /
Editor's Note 19 As with many firms in the greater Houston wheels are an efficient way for controlling the
4050 Series Graphic Systems area, work for Gardner Associates is grow- cursor."
Workshops Scheduled 19 ing. But it's tough for a four-member firm to
Programming Tips 20 compete against larger firms for big projects. The installation went smoothly with a cou-
Basic Bits 24 With the volatility of construction as it is, add- ple of minor problems being handled prompt-
New Abstracts 25 ing more people for a project could mean lay- ly by the local Tektronix office. The Arrigoni
Program Updates 29 ing them off at its completion. "I knew an package included one week of training in
increased workload was coming up, so I chose Gardner Associates' office by an Arrigoili
IDD Graphic Displays and Computing
System Publications 30 to automate rather than expand my person- field specialist. (He is also an Architect.)
Library Addresses 32 nel," explained Rollin.
Usable output, on a limited scale, came with-
"Last December (1981) we researched several in a short time and has increased steadily.
CADD systems. We were looking for a system "The limitations of the system are found
within a certain price range, and one on which primarily in the user, not the hardware or
we could be productive very quickly. We found software," commented Rollin.
TEKniques, the IDD Applications News-
letter, is published in the Information
it in the Arrigoni Computer Graphics TOUCH
'N DRAWTM system." "TOUCH 'N DRAW has met all of my ex-
Display Division of Tektronix, Inc., Group
pectations." Although he has no exact
451, P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, Oregon
97077. It is distributed to TEKTRONIX Rollin reflected that the system was easy to use, figures, eliminating the repetitive drafting
computer and terminal users. the most friendly, and one of the most power- work and the ability to make changes easily
Publishing Manager Ken Cramer ful of those analyzed. He cited the Touch Con- has saved Rollin and his staff many hours
Managing Editor Patricia Kelley trol StationTM as an example of the Arrigoni in just the short time they've had the system.
Technical Editor Dan Taylor attention to detail. "The system is very graphic "Every project has some of the same details
Graphic Design John Ellis and utilizes language common to my profes- and once these are drawn with the Arrigoni
Circulation Rory Gugliotta
Typesetting Jean Bunker sion. The Touch Control Station eliminates the system, they will never have to be drawn
need for menus or prompts on the screen. This again. As time goes on, I expect to pick up
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