About This Book

Terminology

The IBM Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface may be referred to in this manual as the graPHIGS API or the API.

Purpose

The purpose of this manual is to guide you through the steps of writing and running your first IBM Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface programs for the IBM RS/6000.

Audience

This manual is intended for first-time users of the IBM Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface. It is also a good source of review for application and system programmers who use the IBM Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface.

The graPHIGS API Library

Following are the publications in the graPHIGS API library:

System Management

• The GDDM/graPHIGS Programming Interface: Installation and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8197
• The AIX PS/2 Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Installation and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8114
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Customization and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8130

General Information

• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Introducing, SC33-8190
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Tutorial User's Guide, SC33-8119
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Demonstration Guide, SC33-8120
• The graPHIGS API: Demonstration Program, SK25-0713 (MVS), SK27-0714 (VM), SK2T-0715 (AIX)

Program Development

• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Getting Started, SC33-8198
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, SC33-8191
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Writing Applications, SC33-8192
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference, SC33-8193
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference, SC33-8194
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Quick Reference, SC33-8195
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: ISO PHIGS Subroutine Reference, SC33-8140
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: ISO PHIGS Quick Reference, SC28-2705
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: User's Guide for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8111
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8112
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Quick Reference for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8113

Program Service

• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Messages and Codes, SC33-8196

Related Publications

Publications that relate to this product include:

The graPHIGS Programming Interface

• graPHIGS Programming Interface Programming Examples, GG24-3588
• PHIGS Programming Manual, by Tom Gaskins, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 1992

AIX Software

• AIX General Concepts and Procedures for IBM RS/6000, SC23-2202
• AIX Commands Reference for IBM RS/6000, SC23-2199
• AIX General Programming Concepts for IBM RS/6000, SC23-2205
• System Management Guide for IBM AIX Xstation Manager/6000, SC23-2264

IBM RS/6000

• IBM RS/6000 7012 POWERstation and POWERserver Installation and Service Guide, SA23-2624
• IBM RS/6000 7013 POWERstation and POWERserver Installation and Service Guide, SA23-2622
• IBM RS/6000 7015 POWERserver Installation and Service Guide, SA23-2628
• IBM RS/6000 7016, POWERstation Installation and Service Guide, SA23-2626

X-Windows

• X-Windows Guide and Reference, SC23-0804
• AIX X-Windows User's Guide, SC23-2017
• AIX X-Windows Programmer's Reference, SC23-2118