Lew Hitchner (hitchner++at++netcom.com)
Thu, 24 Nov 1994 09:55:10 -0800
Here is info about a commercial human body modeling system:
product name: Jack
contact:
North American Distribution
Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
Dept. of Computer and Information Science
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Univ. of Pennsylvania
200 South 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389 USA
tel: 1-215-898-1488
fax: 1-215-898-0587
email: HMS++at++graphics.cis.upenn.edu
European Distribution
Goodwin Marcus Systems Limited
Marcus House Wheelock Street Middlewich
Cheshire CW10 9AE England
tel: +44 (0)1606 836093
fax: +44 (0)1606 835643
email: info++at++gmsl.co.uk
summary:
Jack is both a complete human body modeling system and visual
simulation system (i.e., surrounding scene models as well). It
also supports interactive VR devices. Has extensive support
for control, monitoring, analysis, and display of many
performance statistics. Includes population percentile models
and many other anthropomorphic features.
platform:
Jack runs on SGI Indigo and 4D (or higher) workstation
under IRIX 3.3 and higher (4.0.x or higher for demojack).
availability:
free demojack, human figure sitting in an Apache helicopter,
available via anonymous ftp from:
ftp.cis.upenn.edu (130.91.6.8)
file: pub/graphics/demojack.tar.Z
demo available on SGI's Hotmix CDROM vol. 5 (possibly other vols.)
pricing (US $):
US and Canada:
$9,950 plus first year maintenance fee of $1,500.
US and Canada education inst.:
$850 first copy, $200 each additional copy
plus first year maintenance fee of $600 for first copy,
$150 each additional copy.
Lew Hitchner
Virtual Reality and Visual Simulation Consultant
Mountain View, CA
Voice: 415-964-9425
FAX: 800-825-7689 (USA)
FAX: 510-472-6951 (international)
email: hitchner++at++netcom.com
URL: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/hitchner/hitchner.html
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