CRT displays [was: computer graphics in the 1950s]

24 Oct 2008

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[...CRTs...vector...raster...electrostatic...magnetic...]  I just want to mention
that there were polar-coordinate tubes. 
Wow.  I can't even imagine how I'd build a deflection system that
worked in polar coordinates.  Do you happen to know anything about how
the deflection worked?

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CRT displays [was: computer graphics in the 1950s]