VT55 Programming Manual

Company:	Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:	AA-4949A-TC
Date:	1977-02
Keywords:	terminal graphics
Cited by:	EJ-17210-86, Technical Documentation, January 1979

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Chapter 1 General Information
- 1.1 Getting Used to Graphic Terms
- 1.2 Graphic Figures
- 1.3 Cursor Control
- 1.4 Mathematical Terms
- 1.5 Terms for Large Systems
- 1.6 Further Reading
Chapter 2 FORTRAN Programming
- 2.1 Introduction to PLOT55
- 2.2 PLOT55 Procedures
  - 2.2.1 Attaching and Detaching a Terminal (RSX-11 and IAS Only)
  - 2.2.2 Graphic Procedures
  - 2.2.3 Alphanumeric Procedures
  - 2.2.4 Sending Escape Sequences
Chapter 3 BASIC-PLUS Programming
- 3.1 FNV5, the General Graphic Function
  - 3.1.1 Opening and Closing a VT55 for Output
  - 3.1.2 Graphic Display with FNV5
  - 3.1.3 Alphanumeric Display with FNV5
  - 3.1.4 Producing Hard Copy with FNV5
- 3.2 FNV6, the Text Output Function
- 3.3 FNV7, the Initialization Function
- 3.4 FNV8, the Step Histogram Function
Appendix A FORTRAN (PLOT55) Assembly and Linking Procedures
- A.1 Assembling an Object File
- A.2 Linking an Object File to Your Program
  - A.2.1 Procedure for RT-11 Users
  - A.2.2 Procedure for RSX-11 Users
  - A.2.3 Procedure for IAS Users
Appendix B Suggested PLOT55 Applications
- B.1 Initialization
- B.2 Grids and Coordinate Axes
- B.3 Graph Plotting Routines
- B.4 Labeling a Graphic Display
- B.5 Attaching the VT55 as an Output Device
Appendix C Suggested BASIC-PLUS Applications
- C.1 Initialization
- C.2 Grids and Coordinate Axes
- C.3 Plotting Graphs
- C.4 Shading a Graph