-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents: SunTech Journal July/August 1990 SunFLASH Vol 21 #6 September 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( For your information. -flash ) SunTech Journal Volume 3 #3 July/August 1990 Issue Focus: Graphics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Title Page # Measuring Graphics Performance .........................................36 Don't be misled by numbers; productivity is the best way to judge graphics hardware and software systems Audrey Zenner Billet Visualizing "Near Realtime"..... .......................................52 SunOS poses particular problems for developers working on graphical user interfaces Alan Morse Developing Graphics in Realtime ........................................64 Response to process control variables is improved by graphical representation D. Gary Shelef Advanced Scientific Visualization Methods...................... .......76 Graphics enhancements are shortening the "mean time to discovery" for technical data analysis John M. Thompson Sun Technology for Engineering Mission Operations at the JPL...............................................90 The Jet Propulsion Lab uses a sun system to track both stellar occurrences and ground-based activities Susan C. Murphy & Kevin J. Miller /lex .................................................................14 Buzzwords and Nerds John Barry /news|grep ...........................................................18 SPARCstation IPC-What's the Market Martin L.W. Hall /view.point ..........................................................22 Using Graphics Effectively Barbara Stanley Node Locking Elizabeth Elms /tech.notes ..........................................................24 Developing an SBus Interface Board Dan Lucarini & Alan Tracht /sector.zero .........................................................128 Norton Utilities Dave Taylor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free copies of SunTech Journal can be obtained from your local Sun Sales office. You can call IDG, the publishers of the SunTech Journal, at (603) 924-9471 and they will send to an application form for a free subscription. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunflash is an electronic mail news service from Sun Microsystems, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It is targeted at Sun Users and Customers. For additional information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM SunFlash is distributed via a hierarchy of aliases. Try to address change requests to the owner of the alias that you belong to. If you want to be added to the SunFlash alias, please contact the systems engineers at your local Sun office and/or send mail to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Address comments to the SunFlash editor (John McLaughlin) at sun!sunvice!flash or flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.