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The Computer Journal 1984 27(2):112-120; doi:10.1093/comjnl/27.2.112
© 1984 by British Computer Society
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The Rainbow Workstation

A. J. Wilkes1 *, D. W. Singer2 §, J. J. Gibbons3 ¶, T. R. King4, P. Robinson4 and N. E. Wiseman4

1 Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, USA, 2 Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, Advanced Research and Development Laboratory, 4001 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, USA, 3 Xerox Corporation, Office Systems Division, 3142 Hillview Road, Palo Alto, USA, 4 University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Corn Exchange Street, Cambridge, UK

An experimental workstation is described that supports high-quality colour raster graphics in a distributed environment. Hardware assistance for screen management is provided, using a method that allows rapid reconfiguration of screen images. Much of the workstation function is defined by high-level software and loadable microcode, thus permitting the exploration of different ways of using this kind of equipment.

Received August 1983.

* Present address: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

§ Present address: Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, Advanced Research and Development Laboratory, 4001 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, USA.

Present address: Xerox Corporation, Office Systems Division, 3142 Hillview Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

{ddagger} University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Corn Exchange Street, Cambridge CB2 3QG, UK


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