15 Sep
2003
15 Sep
'03
8:19 p.m.
Try to get an HP1350 or HP 1351 graphics translator,
or graphics
generator. These are not all that
hard to find, and they generate excellent quality vectors, driven by a
GPIB interface.
Very cool, real vintage vector hardware!
Thanks Bob. If the ZVG board doesn't work out for some reason, I'll check
that out.
And by the way, NO raster based display can ever do a
credible job of
simulating a 'real' vector
display. The aircraft cockpit had ~real~ vectors, not a raster display,
and for a good reason.
Use real vectors, accept no substitutes.
Well, when a 5"x5" color CRT would set me back $5300.00 for *one*,
I'll
accept whatever substitution I can get my paws on. :) Square CRTs are
priced _way_ out of the hobbiest budget. They're flight certified,
ruggedized, etc. Hell the jettison selector switch in the MPCD is $1300 a
pop. It's built with anti-corrosion coating, etc. on it. WAY too much
for my meager needs.
g.