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Work towards the second generation graphics standard NewAPI has just started. This occasion is taken to compare the needs of graphics standards and the benefits of object-oriented systems. It is argued that the open demands for graphics standards can reasonably be met only by adopting an object oriented approach. Advantages of such an approach are summarized. Open issues are discussed.
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Wisskirchen, P., Kansy, K. (1991). The New Graphics Standard — Object-Oriented!. In: Blake, E.H., Wisskirchen, P. (eds) Advances in Object-Oriented Graphics I. EurographicSeminars. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76303-8_11
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