Date   : Tue, 23 Nov 1982 2251-:00EST
From   : Tony <Li@Rutgers>
Subject: CP/M 3.0 and graphics

Let me put some rumors to rest.

(* Disclaimer *)
I am a former DR employee, and possibly a future employee. I was a
summer-intern in the graphics group. My total time spent hacking CP/M
totals only about 3 months. For one of those, I was priviledged
enough to be a beta-test for CP/M 3.0. The following information
should not be taken as an ad for DR or as any statement of the
functions of future DR products.
(* End Disclaimer *)

1) Graphics:
The new graphics package that DR will come out with will (at last
report) be 2.2 compatible. I am not a liberty to discuss the details
of implementation, but I can say that there is more to it then Mr.
Weinstein suggests. 

The new graphics subroutine package will support some form of the new
GKS graphics standard, level 1B. Again, at last report, it will be
accessible from Pl/I, Fortran, and Pascal. CB-80 is also a
possibility.

I will divulge further info on this as soon as the product hits the
market.

2) CP/M 3.0:
Again, I was using an early beta test version, but I do think that
CP/M 3.0 is a significant upgrade over 2.2 FOR SOME SYSTEMS. In
particular, if you are privileged enough to have banked memory, or a
hard disk, you might be interested.

Tony Li    [Li @ Rutgers]     ;-)