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A colour display system for IBM CAD/CAM users is being launched by International Applied Systems. The Model 2100 CAD-Colorgraphics system is a result of a development and marketing a2reement between IAS and CADAM Incorporated, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation. (Lockheed's CADAM system runs on IBM equipment.) Resolution of the system display is up to 1280 x 1024 pixels. Up to 16 colours may be displayed simultaneously on the screen, from a palette of 64. The workstation also includes alphanumeric and CADCAM function keyboards, and a light pen.
The single quantity price for a basic system is $69 950.
Under the agreement between IAS and CADAM Corporation, the CADAM system is being developed to support colour. The first module to be completed is PRANCE, a PCB design system due to be released this summer. (Inter-
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Perkin-Elmer has released a colour module for the CADAM system. The CADHUE module allows designers to display eleven colours simultaneously from a palette of 4096. CADAM users may now also access and modify the CADAM database using the geometry interface module. Applications programs may add elemen