floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoDark Trace CRTs, Almost The E-Ink Of Their Timehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
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minus-squaredavefischer@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months 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-up10·11 months agoThat looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
minus-squareDoombot1@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months 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-up8·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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-up4·11 months 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