First ISO standard for low-level computer graphics
Graphical Kernel System
Abbreviation
GKS
Year started
1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Latest version
ISO/IEC 7942-4:1998 1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Organization
ANSI, ISO, IEC
Related standards
ANSI X3.124, ISO 8651, ISO 8805, ISO/IEC 8806, ISO 10303
Domain
Computer graphics
The Graphical Kernel System (GKS) was the first ISO standard for low-level computer graphics, introduced in 1977. A draft international standard was circulated for review in September 1983.[1][2][3]
Final ratification of the standard was achieved in 1985.[4][5]
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