GEM VDI
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GEM VDI is the graphics device interface component of the GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) system, responsible for handling low-level drawing and display operations across different hardware.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphics device interface
ⓘ
software component ⓘ |
| basedOn | device-independent graphics concepts ⓘ |
| category |
application programming interface
ⓘ
computer graphics software ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | graphics drivers ⓘ |
| designedBy | Digital Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Digital Research GEM system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables | portable graphics code across devices ⓘ |
| exposes | VDI function calls ⓘ |
| handles |
bitmaps
ⓘ
clipping ⓘ coordinate transformations ⓘ line drawing ⓘ polygon drawing ⓘ text output ⓘ |
| hasAcronymExpansion | Virtual Device Interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1980s personal computing era ⓘ |
| implements | GEM graphics primitives ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
mouse cursor rendering
ⓘ
screen resolution settings ⓘ |
| layerOf | GEM graphics subsystem ⓘ |
| partOf |
GEM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graphics Environment Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
abstraction layer for graphics hardware
ⓘ
color management ⓘ device context management ⓘ font rendering services ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
device-independent graphics
ⓘ
display operations ⓘ low-level drawing operations ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Atari ST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CP/M-68K systems ⓘ IBM PC compatible systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | application logic from hardware-specific graphics ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple graphics hardware devices
ⓘ
raster graphics ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GEM AES
ⓘ
GEM desktop environment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
GEM-based graphical applications
ⓘ
TOS operating system on Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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