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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 3D Amiga hardware
Message-ID: <1457@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Feb-87 21:52:18 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1457
Posted: Mon Feb 23 21:52:18 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 26-Feb-87 23:19:53 EST
References: <8702232049.AA03565@ingres.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <8702232049.AA03565@ingres.Berkeley.EDU> hatcher@INGRES.BERKELEY.EDU (Doug Merritt) writes:
>An interesting piece of hardware just hit the market, and it seems
>that it might easily be adapted for the Amiga. Stereo Tek 3D glasses,
>made by LC Technologies ("a venture of Tektronix of Beaverton OR"),
>use liquid crystal shutters in lightweight glasses to present alternate
>screen frames to the right and left eyes, repectively, giving 3d
>perspective in full color when used with the right software. This product
>plugs into the cartridge port of the Atari ST in order to synchronize
>the frame rate. It supports both the 60hz and 70hz atari monitors.
>Price is only $150, extra glasses $100. Call 800-443-0100.
>
>Anyway, this seems like something that could very easily be adapted to
>the Amiga. Anyone out there know what kind of hardware hacks might be
>necessary?
>	Doug		ucbvax!ingres!hatcher

No hardware hack would be needed, just some programming to switch bit-plane
pointers and a control line between frames.

Atari showed this at CES, but even with the 70Hz (35 in 3D) refresh rate
of the ST monochrome display it looked like a real eye/brain fryer...

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