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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for October 1990
Message-ID: <471@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 90 07:43:18 GMT
References: <32119@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <32119@nigel.ee.udel.edu> boily@phy.ulaval.ca (Edouard Boily) 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
>
>	Yes, it is very possible.  There is two way you can do this.

I know of another way. It was presented as an entry to the "Jugend 
forscht" (Youth explores) contest in Germany two or three years ago.
It was not very professional, though. It consisted of 10 x 10 LED
matrix, mounted on a magnetic coil that moved it back and forth rapidly.
The display was synced with this movement and was told to give a
nice 3D effect. Didn't see it myself, though.

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