When you’ve been a fact-sponge for electronics trivia for over four decades, it’s not often that an entire class of parts escapes your attention. But have you seen the Skiatron? It̵…
  • davefischer@beehaw.orgEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    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:

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    • d3Xt3r
      10·
      9 months ago

      That looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!

    • Doombot1@lemmy.oneEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      You’ve programmed Tek vector terminals, as in, you used to work for Tek? Or just on the side as a hobby or something?

      • davefischer@beehaw.orgEnglish
        8·
        9 months ago

        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.

        • Doombot1@lemmy.oneEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          That’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.