Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:67610 comp.sys.mac.misc:3775 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!vax7!tnorthtj From: North_TJ@cc.curtin.edu.au (Tim North) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for October 1990 Message-ID: <3808.2708cdc4@cc.curtin.edu.au> Date: 2 Oct 90 09:26:28 GMT References: <9009280355.AA23389@lilac.berkeley.edu> Organization: Curtin University of Technology Lines: 33 In article <9009280355.AA23389@lilac.berkeley.edu>, Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes: > > VAPORWARE > Murphy Sewall > From the October 1990 APPLE PULP > > A Real 3-D Display. > Texas Instruments has shown a "bubble" display two feet in > diameter which "floats" three dimensional images within a > volume. Multiple viewers can see the display from any side > without special goggles or eyeshades. Dubbed "Omniview," > TI's patent application describes the technology as a > "real-time, auto-stereoscopic, multiplanar 3-D display > system." Initial commercial applications may appear as > early as next year. - InfoWorld 20 August > You've GOT to be kidding! ACKK! Is this for real? Whoa man, what centuru is this?! I mean this isn't for reeee-al is it? Quick, what day is it -- nope not April first... Somebody tell me it isn't possible yet -- please! Tim North --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SNAIL : Dept. Computer Engineering, Curtin University of Technology. Perth, Western Australia. Internet: North_TJ@cc.curtin.edu.au ACSnet: North_TJ@cc.cut.oz.au Bitnet: North_TJ%cc.curtin.edu.au@cunyvm.bitnet UUCP : uunet!munnari.oz!cc.curtin.edu.au!North_TJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------