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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend)
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Subject: Cheap 3D? (Shameless Amiga plug) (was Re: 3D glasses for Macintosh
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Date: 27 Nov 90 03:45:58 GMT
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In article <1990Nov25.125931.1361@santra.uucp> jmunkki@hila.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
 writes:
>The Macintosh is not well suited for stereo animation, if you want to
>use a classic-style Macintosh (only two buffers) or if you want more
>than four colors from an 8 bit video card. Even with the 8 bit video
>card, you have to know how to access the video drivers directly and
>for that you need to read the "Designing Cards and Drivers..." book.

You can say that again.

Buy an Amiga 500 for <$800 and a pair of Haitex 3D goggles ($100 or so).
The Amiga is *designed* to do video work (master clock is NTSC and
accepts external sync :-).  The goggles are LCD shutter, and the display
format is pretty simple to use.

I think there's another set of 3D goggles available, but I don't know
anything about them...
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