floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoDark Trace CRTs, Almost The E-Ink Of Their Timehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
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minus-squaredavefischer@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year 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-up10·1 year agoThat looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
minus-squareDoombot1@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-up8·1 year 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-squareDoombot1@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.
minus-squarePuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNo trackball? Tsk ram :) Great pic
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.
No trackball? Tsk ram :)
Great pic