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    A VLSI Implementation of the Graphics Standard GKS
    (Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1983) Encarnacao, J L; Lindner, R.; Mehl, M.; Pfaff, G.; Strasser, W.
    The main advantage when using a standardized graphics system is quite obvious: the application programs become portable. Integrating such a system - and GKS (Graphical Kernel System) is the only one being standardized internationally - into VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) chips, this graphics system may become an integral part of graphical devices. This guarantees a uniform interface of such devices to GKS applications. Devices of many different kinds will become compatible not only with respect to plugging but even in their logical behaviour, eliminating all device dependencies from the host software.We have started to design the GKS-chip which will be able to be used in a great variety of devices (vector and raster type). The GKS-chip will bring the computational power to support real time picture updates, limited only by the maximally attainable output data rate.
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    A GKS INTERFACE TO A REALTIME ORIENTED RASTER WORKSTATION FOR CAD APPLICATIONS
    (The Eurographics Association, 1981) Lindner, R.; Rix, J.; J. L. Encarnacao
    The interface of the Graphical Kernel System GKS is examined with respect to the demands of realtime raster graphics. First the computation time for the different transformations is estimated, to show the great gap between the requirements of realtime operations and the capabilities of conventional minicomputers. It is shown, how the GKS interface supports or with some extensions may support the execution of most of the transformations by a special hardware in the raster workstation.
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    A Prefiltering Raster Scan Algorithm
    (Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1985) Lindner, R.