hatcher@INGRES.BERKELEY.EDU.UUCP (02/23/87)
An interesting piece of hardware just hit the market, and it seems
that it might easily be adapted for the Amiga. Stereo Tek 3D glasses,
made by LC Technologies ("a venture of Tektronix of Beaverton OR"),
use liquid crystal shutters in lightweight glasses to present alternate
screen frames to the right and left eyes, repectively, giving 3d
perspective in full color when used with the right software. This product
plugs into the cartridge port of the Atari ST in order to synchronize
the frame rate. It supports both the 60hz and 70hz atari monitors.
Price is only $150, extra glasses $100. Call 800-443-0100.
Anyway, this seems like something that could very easily be adapted to
the Amiga. Anyone out there know what kind of hardware hacks might be
necessary?
Doug ucbvax!ingres!hatchergrr@cbmvax.UUCP (02/24/87)
In article <8702232049.AA03565@ingres.Berkeley.EDU> hatcher@INGRES.BERKELEY.EDU (Doug Merritt) writes: >An interesting piece of hardware just hit the market, and it seems >that it might easily be adapted for the Amiga. Stereo Tek 3D glasses, >made by LC Technologies ("a venture of Tektronix of Beaverton OR"), >use liquid crystal shutters in lightweight glasses to present alternate >screen frames to the right and left eyes, repectively, giving 3d >perspective in full color when used with the right software. This product >plugs into the cartridge port of the Atari ST in order to synchronize >the frame rate. It supports both the 60hz and 70hz atari monitors. >Price is only $150, extra glasses $100. Call 800-443-0100. > >Anyway, this seems like something that could very easily be adapted to >the Amiga. Anyone out there know what kind of hardware hacks might be >necessary? > Doug ucbvax!ingres!hatcher No hardware hack would be needed, just some programming to switch bit-plane pointers and a control line between frames. Atari showed this at CES, but even with the 70Hz (35 in 3D) refresh rate of the ST monochrome display it looked like a real eye/brain fryer... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)