Re: New Vector monitor project progress

Jeff Anderson wrote:

> >
> > The displayed brightness of objects available in an X/Y display is why
> > they use a dedicated X/Y mode, as opposed to the use of raster
> > simulating an X/Y monitor (as in an emulator).
>
> Yes, the main (only?) use of those projectors is aircraft simulators, They
> are listed as being "Class C" and "Class D" capable. Class C means
> realistic nighttime simulation, Class D means it can do daytime
> simulation, which is pretty hard to make look realistic.. it wasnt until
> the past few years it was possible to make class D sims. The reason they
> are dual mode is because it can "highlight" stuff on the display such as
> runway lights, which a normal raster display would not produce
> brilliantly..
>
> BTW: a lot of the older sims use direct view 25" dual mode monitors, which
> are being replaced with retrofit projected monitors.. so there should be
> some out there for the snatching up (not like you know what to look for, I
> dont :)..
>
> The FAA is in the middle of replacing all their Air Traffic Control scope
> displays.. they use 23" round vector monitors (mono green), circa 1972.
> They're just gonna trash them probably, but the consoles have cool backlit
> keyboards and trackballs on them too, I may try to grab one :> About
> time they got new displays, thats why they striked back in 1980...
>
> > This is not to say there are not monitors, being used by the military,
> > that emulate X/Y modes using a raster screen (I've worked with
> > monitors in the medical field which do exactly that), but "knowing" of
> > these monitors does not mean that real X/Y / Raster monitors do not
> > exist.
>
> Many of the "glass cockpit" aircraft displays, called EFIS (electronic
> flight instrument system), are dual mode displays, namely the Collins Pro
> Line displays. Rodger knows a bunch about them, I dont think they could
> be used for any vector game applications however..
>
> Jeff

Well, they COULD be used for vector games (they run cooler in
vector-only mode and are easier to interface to that way). The
tube alone costs well over $1000 and the largest one is only about
7". Portable Tempest, anyone?
Received on Tue Oct 19 05:58:50 1999