floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoDark Trace CRTs, Almost The E-Ink Of Their Timehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up146
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minus-squaredavefischer@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoWeird. I’ve programmed tek vector graphics terminals, and I’d never heard about this before today. Actually, what’s really cool is the giant vector displays a few companies made in the 60s:
minus-squared3Xt3r@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoThat looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
minus-squareDoombot1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoYou’ve programmed Tek vector terminals, as in, you used to work for Tek? Or just on the side as a hobby or something?
minus-squaredavefischer@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoAs a hobby. I set up a tek-4015 running geometric fractals (trees, snowflakes, etc.) in an art gallery type installation once, about 20 years ago.
minus-squareDoombot1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.
Weird. I’ve programmed tek vector graphics terminals, and I’d never heard about this before today.
Actually, what’s really cool is the giant vector displays a few companies made in the 60s:
That looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
Star Tek
You’ve programmed Tek vector terminals, as in, you used to work for Tek? Or just on the side as a hobby or something?
As a hobby. I set up a tek-4015 running geometric fractals (trees, snowflakes, etc.) in an art gallery type installation once, about 20 years ago.
That’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.
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