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Integrating multimedia mechanism into object-oriented framework Objex

Creator:: Liu, Rui
Abstract:: The problem addressed in this paper is that of the extension of multimedia mechanism into Objex, an object oriented framework. Several multimedia productions have been developed recently, such as QuickTime™, HyperCard, MacSpeaker, Multi-Ad Creator 3.0, etc. [Heid 91]. The common problems with them, however, are that they are all implemented...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Design and implementation of a hard real-time system design tool

Creator:: Zhao, Lihua
Abstract:: We describe a CASE tool for designing hard real-time applications, called HaRTS. The design tool supports a hierarchical design diagram which combines the control and data flow of a hard real-time application. The design hierarchy separates a design into self-contained subdesigns. Yet, the design can be flatten to give you...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The code generator of Objex

Creator:: Luo, Chung-Cheng
Abstract:: Objex is an object-oriented framework for producing C++ applications through specialization of a class library and interaction model. The problem addressed in this report is that of automatically producing C++ source code from Petri Network design descriptions of applications constructed from Objex components. The approach is to add a code...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Estimating software costs from IDEF/CPN designs

Creator:: Bose, Arabinda
Abstract:: Software development has been characterized by severe schedule slippage, cost overrun and the inability of the developer to estimate with acceptable accuracy the resources and schedule required early in the requirements analysis and functional design phase when critical investment decisions must be made. This estimation difficulty has emerged as one...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

TableView : a reusable view building block for the ViewBuilder environment

Creator:: Boerner, Dan
Abstract:: Software applications that successfully employ a grap ica user interface to display and manipulate their data are recognized as easy to use and difficult to implement. While the complexity of such applications has increased dramatically, the tools available to application designers have not advanced at the same pace. Current tools...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

GraphView : a graphical application builder using the ViewBuilder common data model

Creator:: Drongesen, Kimberly G.
Abstract:: Application programming has become increasingly difficult because of the high demands of creating a Graphical User Interface. One solution to this problem is to provide an object oriented application framework which provides much of the functionality of the GUI in a reusable library. However, application frameworks do not provide reusable...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Porting an application framework to the X Window System using the X Library

Creator:: Chan, Kee-yun
Abstract:: The Oregon Speedcode Universe v3.0 (OSU v3.0) has a class hierarchy designed and implemented to be portable to other platforms because there are few operating system dependent routines used in it. What needed to be ported were the 46 Application Framework Classes (Application Framework) and the 15 Shape Classes (Shape...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Design and implementation of a reusable specialized view for the ViewBuilder environment

Creator:: Trognon, Hervé R.
Abstract:: Application supporting a Graphical User Interface (GUI) are difficult to create. Their inherent complexity, their interdependence with many other disciplines, and the inadequacy of the existing tools leave the programmer with too much to do. In particular, almost no help is provided to create application-specific code. Some visual formalisms such...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A graphical editor for OSU v3.0

Creator:: Lin, Fangchen
Abstract:: Development of graphical user interface (GUI) applications is difficult since the process can be both complicated and tedious. We propose a solution directed at reducing programming time and effort required to build a GUI application. Our solution is based on the Petri Network, the Oregon SpeedCode Universe (OSU) Application Framework,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Design and implementation of an advanced GUI for the Petri Net Editor

Creator:: Qazi, Sanjeev
Abstract:: The problem addressed in this paper is that of usability of the Petri Net Editor used to create applications in the Objex framework. This editor puts a lot of burden on the user, in that the user needs to remember all the GUI resources previously created for the application, has...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

PPSE/Banger : a machine-independent parallel programming environment

Creator:: Hongswadhi, Pongsaya
Abstract:: A problem with a number of available parallel programming tools proposed and implemented by researchers is that there has been little consideration of the impact of the user interface on users outside the field of computer science. In this paper we propose and implement Banger, an extension to the Parallel...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

OSU v 3.0 Browser : window into GUI applications

Creator:: Li, Tong, Lewis, Ted G., and Budd, Timothy A.
Abstract:: Graphical user interface (GUI) applications based on object-oriented design are difficult to build without a supportive tool to graphically visualize the structure of the entire application. As an application becomes larger and more complex, it becomes harder to visualize its class hierarchy. Several systems, such as Smalltalk, MacApp, THINK C...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Integrating the MVC paradigm into an object-oriented framework to accelerate GUI application development

Creator:: Wittel, Walter I., Jr.
Abstract:: Applications supporting a graphical user interface (GUI) are difficult to write. While existing tools can accelerate software development, they suffer from a number of problems that limit their helpfulness. They offer too little functionality, and support only a small part of the GUI software development task. They lack architectural models...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

From Macintosh to X : a portable application framework

Creator:: Huang, Hueii
Abstract:: Porting a graphical user interface application from one to another window system is usually very costly because it requires a thorough knowledge of the provided application frameworks or toolkits on each system. And the learning curve for graphical user interface application frameworks or toolkits is usually very steep. The solution...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Adding animation and sound to OSU

Creator:: Parker, Robert B.
Abstract:: Oregon Speedcode Universe (OSU) is an excellent environment for producing rapid prototypes -- unfortunately, it has no facilities for producing animated sequences. Should we make animation sequences inside OSU or import them? Interactive or not? Given the event-driven nature of Macintosh applications, how do we integrate an on-going event like...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Voice Mail system for Apple Macintosh

Creator:: Bhatawadekar, Rajesh A.
Abstract:: There are lots of mailing systems available for Apple Macintosh computers. But when this research was started, there were no Voice Mail System for the Macintosh. However, a similar system was available for the NeXT machine. So the main goal of this research was to develop a Voice Mail System...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The SS/1 Design Editor : a graphical interface for object oriented parallel programming with Server System/1

Creator:: Sturtevant, Thomas
Abstract:: The Server System/1 (SS/1) Design Editor is a graphical programming tool that provides a simple interface for object oriented parallel programming. Two difficult problems with parallel programming, partitioning, end visualization are addressed by the SS/1 Design Editor. An SS/1 program is structured using object oriented design concepts. This leads to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Task Grapher : arbitrary machine topology and performance tools environment enhancement

Creator:: Su, Wan-Ju
Abstract:: Task Grapher is a tool for the study of optimal parallel program task scheduling on arbitrary interconnected parallel processors. Given a task graph, this tool can be used to produce several kinds of displays to help users to determine optimal scheduling heuristics and optimal machine topology. Previous versions of Task...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

GraphLab : adding graphical functionality to OSU

Creator:: Lim, Mu-Hong
Abstract:: Oregon SpeedCode Universe (OSU) is a rapid prototyping system which automates the production of applications from a description of the user interface. GraphLab is a domain-specific tool which deals with several major problems concerning OSU: (1) limited functionality, that is, lacking graphical capabilities in generated applications, (2) indirect approach to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Reusable components and object-oriented representation in O.S.U.

Creator:: Chia, Shyang-Wen and Lewis, Ted G.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The connector : Macintosh to UNIX communication

Creator:: Manohar, M. D.
Abstract:: This research solves the problem of connecting a Macintosh to a Unix machine and presenting the Macintosh Desktop to Unix. Unix Files can be viewed. copied. renamed and opened in the same manner as Macintosh files. Unix programs and shell commands can be defined and attached to Macintosh menus and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Graphical Editor for DataLab (GEDL) : a graphical editor for specifying and synthesizing abstract data types

Creator:: Kim, Hae-sung
Abstract:: This report describes the Graphical Editor part of DataLab, a visual programming tool for the specification and synthesis of abstract data types (ADTs). DataLab consists of two major components: graphical editor and source code generator. The graphical editor is used to design an abstract data structure and its operations by...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Design and implementation of a HELM user interface

Creator:: Singh, Bopinderjit (Bob), Brown, Carol E., and Lewis, Ted G.
Abstract:: This research paper is limited to the User Interface of the modeling language of HELM (Hierarchical Environment for Linear Modeling). In attempt to better describe the user interface for HELM, some examples and portions of Carol Brown's report are included for ease of reading and a brief overview of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project and Technical Report

Performance monitoring of parallel applications at large grain level

Creator:: Yadav, Anil Kumar
Abstract:: This thesis is an attempt to create a methodology to analyze the performance of parallel applications on a wide variety of platforms and programming environments. First we determined the monitoring functions required to collect traces for accurate representation of the parallel application. We used the Extended Large Grain Data Flow...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

MacSchedule : speedup estimation in parallel program task graphs

Creator:: Fortner, Patrick D.
Abstract:: Parallel computers have generated a great deal of excitement and interest in the computer industry as well as the computer user industries. Parallel computers offer the promise of enormous gains in computing speeds by allowing multiple processors to work on different pieces of the same problem at the same time....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Parallel algorithms for nonlinear optimization

Creator:: Sheng, Tse-Sheng
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

OSU : a high speed software development environment

Creator:: Yang, Sherry and Lewis, Ted G.
Abstract:: Several problems with user interface design and implementation have been identified: (1) user interfaces are difficult and time-consuming to design and implement; (2) most user interface management systems (UIMS) are themselves difficult to use by a programmer; (3) UIMS's have not been integrated with other tools that support structured design,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Task Grapher : task graph scheduling in multiprocessor computer systems

Creator:: Chu, Lee-Jung Julie
Abstract:: This report presents a graphical tool for implementation of the scheduling heuristics provided by Kruatrachue. The input of scheduling is a task graph and the output is a schedule in the form of a Gantt chart. The implemented scheduling heuristics are: 1) Hu's HLF (highest level first) algorithm. 2) Yu's...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A benchmark suite for parallel processors : part I

Creator:: Sun, Tieh-Jun
Abstract:: Advanced computer architectures are centered around the parallel computer systems. This project is focused on the experiment on two parallel computer architectures : Sequent Balance 21000 shared memory multiprocessor and Cogent XTM distributed system. A set of benchmark programs are implemented using "C" language and Dynix parallel programming library on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Stella Bridge : mathematical modeling with OSU

Creator:: Liao, Chingpin
Abstract:: Stella Bridge is a program for converting mathematical models designed with STELLA For Business into object-based source programs written in Pascal. The input to Stella Bridge is a series of tables1 functions, and initial conditions generated by STELLA For Business. The output from Stella Bridge is a collection of Pascal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

SIMUBASE : using data base capabilities to implement interface free modules for building a simulation management environment

Creator:: Moussaoui, Abdenacer
Abstract:: This is an attempt to deal with interface problems of interacting modules in a large simulation system. In simulation, scientists require routine substitution of modules for comparison of alternative models. These changes have propagating side affects and from a programmer's point of view are essentially system redesigns. This paper presents...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Adding functionality to a vacuous prototype

Creator:: Raghu, Jagannath N.
Abstract:: Oregon Speedcode Universe (OSU) is a rapid prototyping system that provides a total environment for creating applications. Given such a vacuous prototyping system consisting of sequenced user interface objects can domain specific application functions be incorporated? Furthermore, can functionality be added by automatic or semi automatic techniques? This research attempts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Code generation in the Oregon speedcode universe

Creator:: Armstrong, James R. (James Russel)
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to create a code generating software tool, which is one section of the Oregon SpeedCode Universe. The Code Generator automatically generates compilable source code to form working Macintosh applications. This source code provides a prototype for the actual final application. This is done with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

VIGRAM : a program understanding and complexity metric analysis tool for Pascal programs

Creator:: Kruatrachue, Kritawan
Abstract:: This report describes "VIGRAM" (Visual Programming) which is a program understanding and complexity metric analysis tool for Pascal programs. VIGRAM is implemented on the Macintosh as one part of the "O.S.U." (Qregon Speedcode Universe) project. With VIGRAM, the source code of a Pascal procedure can be displayed as a visual...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Parallel execution of the Simplex algorithm

Creator:: Choi, Sungwoon
Abstract:: This project is concerned with the optimal distribution of the computation and the data in parallelized Simplex algorithms. Test cases were implemented on a 16-processor Transputer system from INMOS Corporation. By careful consideration of distribution of computations and data, a nearly linear speedup pattern was obtained. The most interesting thing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ASIC for real time data authentication

Creator:: Anjum, Vaseem
Abstract:: Authentication is a means of developing an electronic signature that works like a written signature. It assumes that your data is publicly known but nevertheless ensures that the message is not tampered with and that you have an audit trail. This project discusses the techniques and concepts used to design...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Design and implementation of a modelling language user interface

Creator:: Strickler, Braden
Abstract:: A user interface for a modelling language called HELM was designed and implemented on the Macintosh. HELM is a modelling language for specifying a linear programming model. The user interface is called Model Maker and it is part of the whole user interface; it contains a graphical editor for specifying...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Implementation of Entity Category Relationship data model on Macintosh

Creator:: Maithel, Neeraj
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A graphical rapid prototyper for the Macintosh

Creator:: Handloser, Fredrick T., III
Abstract:: The task of designing and building the user interface portion of a Macintosh application is radically different than the same task on a more conventional computer with a conventional operating system. Just the fact that it is radically different makes it very time consuming to learn how to program this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

RezDez : a graphical tool for designing resources in OSU

Creator:: Bose, Sharada
Abstract:: RezDez is a Macintosh program for designing Macintosh resources through direct manipulation of graphical objects. Specifically, RezDez allows a designer to construct: Windows : Any of the six standard Macintosb windows with the designer choosing the location, size and title of the window. Menus : With upto twenty menu items...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Implementing the expert system on the Macintosh

Creator:: Hwang, Chii-Hwa
Abstract:: In this research paper, a ported development support tool, the MacExpert, for implementing an expert system on Macintosh will be introduced. This application is designed to allow its user to develop an expert system in a simple and user-friendly environment, the Macintosh personal computers, yet with adequate power.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Macman database

Creator:: Al-Dhelaan, Abdullah
Abstract:: The Macintosh revolutionary interface sets it apart from all other personal computers. The Macintosh designers made the Macintosh easy to learn, understand, and use. To ensure correct implementation of their User interface, Apple provided Macintosh programmers with "Inside Macintosh". Inside Macintosh is a complete detailed manual which contains recommendations and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

An interpreter for a very-high level language (BAGIT)

Creator:: Chou, Kuo-Wei
Abstract:: The purpose of this project is to design and implement an intermediate language interpreter for a very high level language called Bagit. The Bagit compiler produces Bcode, and this in turn is interpreted by the program described in this report.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Duality and the bounded-buffer problem

Creator:: James, Mark Allen
Abstract:: The paper, "On the Duality of Operating System Structures," by Lauer and Needham [21], claims that operating systems can be modeled as procedure-oriented or message-oriented, and that the two models are duals of each other. Duality, in this case, means that the models are logically and functionally equivalent, and have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Probability of deadlock in a system of processes and resources for shared and exclusive access

Creator:: Baghgandomi, Shahla Saidi
Abstract:: A process-resource graph is a directed graph with m resource nodes and n process nodes. A request edge is directed from a process to a resource. An assignment edge is directed from a resource to a process. A cycle in the process-resource graph is a necessary and sufficient condition for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Microprocessor debug technology

Creator:: Ableidinger, Bruce
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Performance evaluation of computer systems in terms of time delay, throughput, and throughput per unit of cost : single processor system, multiple processor network system, and uniprocessor with time sharing capacity

Creator:: Ramamurti, Sridar
Abstract:: The information processing industry is one of the fastest growing, and most dynamic industries on the scientific as well as business scene, today. Progress in designing and applying computing systems has out raced progress in evaluating their performance. In order to circumvent this trend, there should be a simultaneous development...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

An attributed-based database structure for small computers

Creator:: Elton, Terry J.
Abstract:: Contemporary database systems are used in a variety of business applications requiring rapid retrieval of online data. When records contain unique information indexed by a single key, the retrieval operation can be simplified. However, when added generality and flexibility is needed, inverted files and sophisticated data models result in a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Parallax : an implementation of ELGDF (Extended Large Grain Data Flow)

Creator:: Kim, Inkyu
Abstract:: The major obstacle to widespread parallel programming of multiprocessors is the lack of a convenient parallel programming system. PPSE (Parallel Programming Support Environment) is a unified approach to parallel programming. Parallax is developed as a component of PPSE based on ELGDF which is a graphical language for designing parallel programs....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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