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    Superset, Inc.

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[ SIGGRAPH 1986 ] [ SIGGRAPH 1984 ] [ SIGGRAPH 1983 ] [ SIGGRAPH 1982 ] [ SIGGRAPH 1981 ] [ SIGGRAPH 1980 ]

    SIGGRAPH 1986

    Superset will demonstrate the Superset Image Management System (SIMS). Images from a variety of sources, both raster and vector, can be merged, manipulated, stored, edited and outputted to more than 100 devices. Superset will also demonstrate a 1536 x 1152 x 24- bit display featuring a 4000-line paint package.

    SIGGRAPH 1984

    Graphic Workstation based on PGM-2 48 bit Processor for stand-alone and host application. New features include SMD disk interface (up to 4 SMD disks), 2 high speed OMA ports, printer port, stream tape interface, Function Processor capability 5 MITS. Applications include: Business graphics, Graphic design, 3-D modeling, Video/Animation, Electrical CAD, Cartography. Video/Animation Workstation Animate business graphics and 3-D models. Features include 7 light sources, shadows, transparent output can be slides, NTSC video (mix with external video signal) and definable resolution up to 4096 x 4096 x 24 bit for low and high resolution cameras.

    SIGGRAPH 1983

    Superset, Inc. manufactures the PGM (Portable Graphics Mainframe), a graphics-based distributed processor, controller or stand-alone computer. 48-bit precision and virtual memory architecture for efficient compilation, linking and execution of massive FORTRAN programs beyond the reach of minicomputers. Cost effective for interactive applications or software development. New products this year include: DOC — document processor capable of mixing text and graphics; Video Synthesizer — allows color graphics to be mixed with any RGB signal up to 1024 X 768 resolution; NTSC video output; and animation software.

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