seaweed@ucscb.ucsc.edu (71218000) (10/03/90)
Hello, all. I have a friend who would like to discuss various topics, but doesn't have access to the net. Let him speak for himself: > I would say the two things I am most interested >in are device integration and video. Device integration is the generic >make your computer drive a toaster. Toaster could be any black box. There >are many challenges assocatied with mating software to hardware. Video is >a long standing interest and one I am still working toward. I started out >after video via laser discs. Laser discs talked SCSI so i got into SCSI. >SCSI lead me to erasable optic drives and large hard drives(i have a >1.2 GB 5.25" hard drive in my hot little hands even now!) The io speed of >most systems today will not support the data rate for ntsc or pal formats >but it is getting there. My plan is to leverage my high volume storage >devices and maybe some video card driver development work to working with >real-time video. If you would like to correspond with the person about the above topics (or anything related) write to: ucscc.ucsc.edu!blzrzn!jack disclaimer: don't write to me; I don't know anything about this stuff.
seaweed@ucscb.ucsc.edu (71218000) (10/03/90)
My apologies; in previous message concerning correspondent wanted about
peripherals, video, etc, I mistyped the address. The correct address to
write to if you want to correspond with this person about these things
is:
ucscc.ucsc.edu!blznrzn!jack
^ left out this 'n' last time. oops.gilgalad@buddy.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) (10/04/90)
In article <7447@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, seaweed@ucscb.ucsc.edu (71218000) writes: |> |> |> |> > I would say the two things I am most interested |> >in are device integration and video. Device integration is the generic |> >make your computer drive a toaster. Toaster could be any black box. There Hmmm... Have you heard of the video toaster? |> >are many challenges assocatied with mating software to hardware. Video is |> >a long standing interest and one I am still working toward. I started out |> >after video via laser discs. Laser discs talked SCSI so i got into SCSI. |> >SCSI lead me to erasable optic drives and large hard drives(i have a |> >1.2 GB 5.25" hard drive in my hot little hands even now!) The io speed of |> >most systems today will not support the data rate for ntsc or pal formats |> >but it is getting there. My plan is to leverage my high volume storage |> >devices and maybe some video card driver development work to working with |> >real-time video. Actually, I've seen 24 bit video done in real-time off of a CDC Wren disk at NTSC resolutions. 30 fps. It looked damned good. It was done using an Amiga and DCTV (Digital Creations TV). Have a look at some of the graphics stuff for the Amiga and you'll be amazed. |> |> If you would like to correspond with the person about the above topics (or |> anything related) write to: |> |> ucscc.ucsc.edu!blzrzn!jack |> |> disclaimer: don't write to me; I don't know anything about this stuff. See ya, Ralph gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@zip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu Ralph_Seguin@ub.cc.umich.edu gilgalad@sparky.eecs.umich.edu USER6TUN@UMICHUB.BITNET Ralph Seguin | Drinking a pan-galactic gargle blaster is 536 South Forest | like being struck over the head by a large Apartment 915 | brick of gold with a lemon wrapped around it. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | - Zaphod Beeblebrox (313) 662-4805