18 Apr
2005
18 Apr
'05
5:16 p.m.
"James Fogg" wrote:
I can't access the pics (yahoo says it's over quota) but I used to use
some boxes (think they were 68k based) made by Jupiter as "smart frame
buffers".
As I recall they basically had rs-232 in and RGB (coax) out. They knew
how to do lots of color drawing primatives into a local frame buffer.
I think the one I used was originally used to do IC layout and was
connected to a VAX (but it was a long time ago).
They may have had a keyboard and joystick also. I only used the frame
buffer to draw teapots :-)
-brad
I was just
contacted by a guy asking if I have any info on
this computer called "Jupiter J12":
http://www.geocities.com/australianvintcomp/Jupiter/Jupiter.html
I don't - anyone got any information I can pass on ?
From the pics and the joysticks on the keyboard
I'd guess this was for
some sort of video editing.