What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]
Jon Elson
elson at pico-systems.com
Tue Jan 17 21:40:06 CST 2017
On 01/17/2017 01:50 PM, geneb wrote:
>
> I used to work on a 727 flight simulator that used a
> Varian 620 to generate the visuals. The display was
> capable of addressing 1024 points of light and that's how
> the runways and airport outline were drawn. Pretty neat
> stuff. Here's some pics of the system that ran the sim:
> http://flightweb.simpits.org/BehindTheScenes/727sim_page1.html
>
>
Was that a McDonnell Vital system? That's where the Varian
I had came from. Vital II had stroke writing and variable
beam width, ideal for painting the runway, stripes, numbers,
etc.
Yeah, I think the rack cabinet I have matches the one in
your photo.
Jon
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