Eric Smith wrote:
Vector displays had the advantage for many years
because they didn't
require as much expensive memory and processing power, and produced
sharper lines. It wasn't until the late 1970s that the memory cost
dropped enough that it essentially ceased to be an issue, and it wasn't
until the mid 1990s that bitmap displays with high enough resolution to
rival the sharp lines of vector displays became commonplace.
Still think that the vector displays look "sexier" ;-)