[geeks] Re: [rescue] RE: Small schools.& elections

[Joshua D. Boyd]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 dave at cca.org wrote:

> wstan at localhostnl.demon.nl writes:
> 
> >Dave,
> 
> >I made a visit to your home page and you have a
> >section dedicated to vector terminals. I have
> >not had a chance to read through it all but had
> >some specific questions.
> 
> >Can an ordinary video monitor (like a Sony used
> >in video production) be used as a vector monitor?
> >If not, what are some common makes/models of dedicated
> >vector monitors?
> 
> The terminals I have contain a very integrated tube. If you could
> seperate out the "vector monitor", you would basicly have an
> oscilliscope without the sweep. (AKA: Storage Display Unit. I
> actually do have one of those.)
> 
> Radically different from a typical monitor. Plus, the "storage
> tube" part means a radically different type of tube as the actual
> screen in that "monitor".
> 
> If you have some way of generating three analog DC signals,
> any oscilliscope should work. (X, Y, intensity.) But you have
> to refresh it - continuously cycle through your display list
> and redraw all the elements.
 
First, with non-storage tubes, you already have to constantly refresh the
display list, don't you?

Second, sounds like it is time to cram 2 sound cards into a PC and hook it
up to my osciliscope.

--
Joshua Boyd