Abstract :
A processing environment is described for programming a complex computing device. The target machine, HECATE, consists of a set of specialized hard-wired operators for image processing managed by a two-layer front-end computer network. To provide enough generality, two complementary help programs based on different strategies were jointly created. The first system, GENIUS, is embraced by a fully interactive conception methodology which gives a nonhacker programmer the possibility of creating his own environment. This system is an interface generator. The second system, OSIRIS (Operating System Including Real Intelligent Service), is split into two parts: an application-free kernel including the end-user facilities together with the application database management system, and the application database itself which in this case contains HECATE´s image processing macro commands. For the complete command, both tools are organized into the application program creation and execution environment
Keywords :
computerised picture processing; database management systems; programming environments; GENIUS; HECATE; OSIRIS; Operating System Including Real Intelligent Service; application database management system; application-free kernel; complex computing device; complex machine programming; fully interactive conception methodology; image processing; interface generator; processing environment; software environment; two-layer front-end computer network; Application software; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Computer network management; Image processing; Intelligent systems; Kernel; Operating systems; Programming profession; User interfaces;
