jeffj@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Jonas) (04/01/86)
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In my surplus catalogs, I see a
19 inch high resolution color X-Y display (Wells Gardner)
separate R,G,B amps
X horizontal 16 V P-P signal, 0.05 inches/usec
Y vertical 12 V P-P signal, 0.0375 inch/usec
Z beam 4 V max brightness, 1.0 V black
Has anyone used these for anything?
I think they're used in the Star Wars arcade game (I can tell by the
vector graphics).
Jeff 'almost an EE' Skot
{ihnp4 | allegra | cbosgd} attunix ! jeffjjsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao) (04/12/86)
In article <195@sfsup.UUCP> jeffj@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Jonas) writes: >19 inch high resolution color X-Y display (Wells Gardner) >separate R,G,B amps >X horizontal 16 V P-P signal, 0.05 inches/usec >Y vertical 12 V P-P signal, 0.0375 inch/usec >Z beam 4 V max brightness, 1.0 V black > > Has anyone used these for anything? I've used a monochrome (green) one for output displays. The color, I guess, can be used to give an added dimension to the display: you can perceive where 3 different signals have varying intensities in the field. Although, having 5 different dimensions (XYRGB), you'd have to be very careful in your display design. Off an analog computer, you can make your X, Y, R-Z, G-Z, B-Z (I assume, although X and Y could also be separate for each colour, I guess, leaving you to make sure that they track) each be driven off an individual amp/limiter, +/- the appropriate voltage. Off a digital computer, you'll need a set of digital-to-analog converters of whatever fineness and range you want, though you'll prob'ly want to put an amp/limiter on the output of them, too. Your applications are only as limited as your imagination. Just be a little tasteful, please, it's easy to get carried away by the technical wonder of it all. ;-) -- Joe Yao hadron!jsdy@seismo.{CSS.GOV,ARPA,UUCP}