Re: New Vector monitor project progress

From: Zonn <zonn_at_zonn.com>
Date: Fri Oct 15 1999 - 17:25:26 EDT

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:28:59 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

>http://www.eis.barco.com
>
>Barco bought a small company that makes dual mode Raster scan/Calligraphy
>scan projectors.. mainly for applications like flight simulators..
>CALLIGRAPHY SCAN? fancy word for VECTOR? keep an eye out for any surplus
>EIS video projectors.. They should be good for about a 20 foot picture!
>In raster mode these beasts can probably handle 2500x2000 graphics so Id
>assume they could handle displaying Star Wars in calligraphy mode?

Those things look cool! Three CRT's, no pixels!! Cool!

I'd imagine 99.99% of what we'd be buying would be useless for an X/Y
game.

Makes you wonder who supplies those water cooled CRTs and their
associated yokes. It seems unlikely those would be made in house...

-Zonn
Received on Fri Oct 15 16:24:35 1999

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