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From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
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Subject: Re: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for October 1990
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Date: 11 Oct 90 17:33:23 GMT
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alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle) writes:

}newbery@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery) writes:

}>Re the 3-D display, a company called GENISCO supposedly had one of these
}>in 1982. Theirs worked by bouncing the projected image off a vibrating
}>mirror. Not quite walk around but certainly viewable without 3-D glasses.

}It was a bit dim (shown in a darkened room in their booth) and one color
}(red).  But was certainly quite viewable.  They hadn't quite licked the
}flicker problem, yet.

Actually, that display was developed at BBN and at the time it was
licensed to Genisco.  It is again being produced here at BBN [called
the 'Spacegraph'].  If any of you really want more info, either
marketing or technical, on the beastie, you can give me a shout.

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