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This paper presents the development of a novel process oriented configurable graphics system architecture designed to be particularly suitable for emulating various graphics system models. The system architecture also provides a suitable vehicle for interfacing devices and workstations of varying capabilities, and for experimentation with some device dependent/device independent aspects of graphics systems. The underlying model of graphics systems on which this architecture is based is taken from an abstract reference model of computer graphics developed by Arnold et al [1,2]. This reference model describes graphics systems in terms of graphics data states and the order of transitions between states, and as such, is independent of any specific graphics system.
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Reynolds, G.J. (1987). A Token Based Graphics System. In: Bono, P.R., Herman, I. (eds) GKS Theory and Practice. EurographicSeminars. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72930-0_7
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