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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Using computers to produce images as visual aids in understanding complex data has played an important role in atmospheric research since the early 1960s. Under different organizational structures since 1964, software developed within a single project at NCAR has undergone an unbroken evolution in making significant contributions in the area of computer graphics tailored to research in the atmospheric sciences. This collection documents that evolution. The materials not only...

Scope and Contents "THE NCAR COMPUTING FACILITY," dated October 1, 1975, has a review of 1975 status and plans through 1982. This is a nineteen page document with appendices that, among other things, contains an organization chart with a complete list of all current employees. There is some detailed budget information."UCAR AND NCAR STRATEGIES IN SUPERCOMPUTING," dated September 15, 1986, is a report for the UCAR director from the UCAR-NCAR Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning of Computing...

Scope and Contents A packet, announcing NCAR Graphics Release 3.00, dated December 1, 1989. This packet offers an overview , a list of supported systems, and ordering and pricing information. Version 3.00 was a major release with considerable new functionality such as: a new contouring package allowing for color, software for filling arbitrary polygons with various patterns, color conversion functions, picture segmentation storage and recall, Postscript output, and new font capabilities.A packet...

Scope and Contents Minutes from SCD Advisory Panel Meetings on March 24-25, 1988. Among the graphics highlights mentioned were the installation of graphics on the laser printers, NCAR Graphics Version 2.00 (see NCAR/TN-284+IA), and the UNIX implementation of NCAR Graphics. Minutes from SCD Advisory Panel Meetings on April 9-10, 1990. Among the graphics highlights mentioned were the release of NCAR Graphics Version 3.00 (see NCAR/TN-341-+STR) having color fill contouring, new fonts, and a...

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A 57-page summary of results from a rather exhaustive survey of SCD staff dated October 29, 1991 on topics ranging from quality of management to sexism in the workplace.

Scope and Contents The acronym SLATEC stands for the Sandia, Los Alamos, Air Force Weapons Lab Technical Exchange Committee. This was a collaborative effort among the three labs to develop a common library of mathematical functions. The effort ultimately grew to include over a dozen other labs . In the mid-1980s there was an effort to establish a common SLATEC Graphics Library with NCAR Graphics as its original core. After several years of meetings at the various labs of site representatives this effort...

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Contains information relating to the UCAR Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee Review of 1987. The full SPEC Committee report is included.

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More documentation relating to the 1987 SPEC Review, with an SCD section. Also contains documentation summarizing the 1984 SPEC Review as well as a 181 page document describing the status of HAO for FY1988.

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This series contains planning documents, reviews, staff surveys, and other administrative materials.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains planning documents, reviews, staff surveys, and other administrative materials.