Barco Strike!
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Barco Strike was a vector
-based drawing program targeted at the repro and print shop markets. It was developed by the Graphics division of the Barco Group from 1993 to the late 1990s on both Barco's own proprietary workstations and SGI
computers. It was meant both as a replacement for the proprietary Aesthedes systems, and as a companion linework product to the Creator continuous tone software.
data and convert this to the custom Barco format. It was also possible for Strike to use the optional PS-Outline software to output files in Adobe Illustrator
format.
. Demo versions of both Barco Strike and Creator are available on the SGI Hot Mix 7 promotional CD-ROM.
Vector-based graphical user interface
A vector-based graphical user interface is a mostly conceptual type of graphical user interface where elements are drawn using vector, rather than raster information.-Pros and Cons:...
-based drawing program targeted at the repro and print shop markets. It was developed by the Graphics division of the Barco Group from 1993 to the late 1990s on both Barco's own proprietary workstations and SGI
Silicon Graphics
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computers. It was meant both as a replacement for the proprietary Aesthedes systems, and as a companion linework product to the Creator continuous tone software.
Software modules
Like Barco Creator, Strike was set up as a modular system. The base was the "LW-Brix" linework software library (unlimited zoom, unlimited undo/redo, spline data, editable text, transparency etc.).File formats
Strike could import PostScriptPostScript
PostScript is a dynamically typed concatenative programming language created by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in 1982. It is best known for its use as a page description language in the electronic and desktop publishing areas. Adobe PostScript 3 is also the worldwide printing and imaging...
data and convert this to the custom Barco format. It was also possible for Strike to use the optional PS-Outline software to output files in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand....
format.
Hardware
Strike! ran on the proprietary Barco BG-2000 workstation, as well as the SGI Indigo, Indy and Crimson workstations.Release history
| Version | Hardware | O/S | Release date | Price | Significant changes (selected) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike! 1.0 | BG-2000, Indigo, Crimson | IRIX/? | September 1993 | $20.000 | ? |
| Strike! 1.4 | Indy | IRIX/? | September 1994 | $15.000 |
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| Strike! 1.5 | ? | IRIX/? | ? | ? | ? |
| Strike! 2.0 | ? | IRIX/? | ? | ? | ? |
| Strike! 2.1 | ? | IRIX/? | 1997? | ? | ? |
| Strike! 2.2 | ? | IRIX/? | 1998? | ? | ? |
| Strike! 2.3 | ? | IRIX/? | 1999? | ? | ? |
Availability
Barco Strike was discontinued in the late 1990s, and was not picked up by Purup-Eskofot after it purchased the Graphics division of BarcoBarco
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. Demo versions of both Barco Strike and Creator are available on the SGI Hot Mix 7 promotional CD-ROM.