Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Automated Technical Information (ATI) display system using ASCII data files

Abstract

The Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Automated Technical Information (ATI) System used to display Technical Manuals and Test Program Instructions is a page turner system. Each page of a manual is a raster page (bitmapped graphics) displayable at 72 dpi. Selection of these pages is accomplished by using ASCII index files. Expanding the content and use of the ASCII index files and linking the indexes causes the CASS ATI to appear to the user as a form of an IETM with less graphic files required. This approach will save development dollars and make the CASS ATI more user friendly. The addition of duplicate Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) for each raster file makes the optical disk data used for CASS ATI totally updatable.<>