STD.IS0 9592-2-ENGL 1997 48519030728200693 INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC STANDARD 9592-2 Second edition 1997-11-15 Information technology -- Computer graphics and image processing Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS) - Part 2: Archive file format Technologies de I'information Infographie et traitement de I'image Interface de programmation du systeme graphique hierarchisé (PHIGS) Partie 2: Format de fichier d'archive This material is reproduced from iso documents under Internationai Organization for Standardization (ISo) Copyright License number IHS/IcC/1996. Not for resale. No part of these ISO documents may be reproduced inanyform,electronic retrievalsystemorotherwise,exceptas aliowed in the copyright law of the country of use, or with the prior written consent of Iso (Case postale 56, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Fax +41 22 734 10 79), IHs or the Iso Licensor's members. EC Reference number ISO/IEC9592-2:1997(E) COPYRIGHT, International Organization for Standardization LicensedbyInformationHano STd.IS0 9592-2-EnGL 1997 EOTSOh 0728201 52T ISO/IEC 9592-2:1997(E) Contents 1 Scope... 2 Normative references. 3 Definitions..... 4 Concepts.. 4.1 Introduction. 4..2 Notational conventions..... 4.3 Archive file structure ... 5 Conformance....... 5.1 Forms of conformance.. .6 5.2Functional conformance of archive files 5.3 Full conformance of archive files . ..6 5.4 Conformance of other encodings. ISO/IEC1997 All rights reserved. Uniess otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISO/IEC Copyright Office - Case postale 56 - CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Printed in Switzerland i CoPYRIGHT International Organization for Standardization LicensedbyInformation Handling Services STD.1S0 9592-2-ENGL 19974851903 0728202 466 @ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 9592-2:1997(E) Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. the work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1. Draft International Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO/IEC 9592-2 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 24, Computer graphics and image processing. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 9592-2:1989), which has been technically revised. It also incorporates Amendment 1:1992. ISO/IEC 9592 consists of the following parts, under the general titie Information technology - Computer graphics and image processing --Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS): Part I:Functionaldescription Part2:Archivefileformat Part 3: Specification for clear-text encoding of archive file ii COPYRIGHT,Int anizationfor Standardization