NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA 
PC GRAPHICS FOR AI SYSTEMS

Computer graphics are often applied for better understanding and
interpretation of data under observation. These graphics become more
complicated when animation is required during "run-time", as found in many
typical modern artificial intelligence and expert systems. Living Color
Frame Maker from NASA Lewis Research Center is a solution to many of these
real-time graphics problems. Living Color Frame Maker (LCFM) is a graphics
generation and management tool for IBM or IBM compatible personal
computers. To eliminate graphics programming, the graphic designer can use
LCFM to generate computer graphics frames. The graphical frames are then
saved as text files, in a readable and disclosed format, which can be
easily accessed and manipulated by user programs for a wide range of
"real-time" visual information applications. For example, LCFM can be
implemented in a framebased expert system for visual aids in management of
systems. For monitoring, diagnosis, and/or controlling purposes, circuit
or systems diagrams can be brought to "life" by using designated video
colors and intensities to symbolize the status of hardware components (via
real-time feedback from sensors). Thus status of the system itself can be
displayed.

The Living Color Frame Maker is user friendly with graphical interfaces,
and provides on-line help instructions. All options are executed using
mouse commands and are displayed on a single menu for fast and easy
operation. LCFM, inventory number LEW-15554, is written in C++ using the
Borland C++ 2.0 compiler for IBM PC series computers and compatible
computers running MS-DOS. The program requires a mouse and an EGA/VGA
display. A minimum of 77K of RAM is also required for execution. The
documentation is provided in electronic form on the distribution medium in
WordPerfect format. A sample MS-DOS executable is provided on the
distribution medium. The standard distribution medium for this program is
one 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette. The contents of the diskette
are compressed using the PKWARE archiving tools. The utility to unarchive
the files, PKUNZIP.EXE, is included. Program $100: documentation $13.

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