I have tried this. My mate has been projecting CRTs for a while. He fully hacks the telly, or computer monitor, as well as using mirrors+lenses (makes beautiful wall size video feedback systems btw).
So he has his projection setup working pretty well anyway.
I wrote a bit of software to use this for a vector display which used a PC + sound card into an amp which he had wired to the beam steering coils. I'm not too sure about the wiring.
We made lovely spirograph images by generating modulating waveforms which control the steering of the electron guns. Also made a program with which you can draw shapes, which are converted into two waveforms, one for each axis, with the intention of reproducing the same shape on the vector display. It only sort of worked though. I couldnt get lines to be straight at any arbitary angle, perhaps because of the non-linear responses of the coils, but then again I probably dont know what I'm talking about;)
The thing is definitely bright enough to view in a dimly colored lit lounge room with various other Gizmo-Tronic(tm) laser and lighting effects in operation;)
BTW if anyone knows where to get information about converting computer monitors into vector displays I'd love to know!
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Hehe, reminds me of when I used to do metal roof construction and we would have this colorbond touch up paint to touch up the rivets etc so they were the same color as the rest of the roof.
The thing is that the touch up paint fades much faster than the paint colorbond roofing sheets. On occasion, if I had been irritated by the owner or something, I would write obscene graffiti on their roof, which would only show up in 1 to 2 years time. hehehe
from the article:
To tackle these questions of how best to revamp BGP4, the IETF has launched a new effort called Prefix Taxonomy Ongoing Measurement and Inter Network Experiment (Ptomaine).
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]:
ptomaine
n 1: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria [syn: {ptomain}]
2: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn: {food poisoning}, {gastrointestinal disorder}, {ptomaine poisoning}]
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Nah, even a broken clock tells the right time twice a day
I agree. Once you learn the keys, blender is very fast to get around in and is a joy to use.
that the writer of the article didn't know what they were writing about. Oh well I cant wait for the Windows version of C++ Builder
screw everybody else
I have tried this. My mate has been projecting CRTs for a while. He fully hacks the telly, or computer monitor, as well as using mirrors+lenses (makes beautiful wall size video feedback systems btw). ;) ;)
So he has his projection setup working pretty well anyway.
I wrote a bit of software to use this for a vector display which used a PC + sound card into an amp which he had wired to the beam steering coils. I'm not too sure about the wiring.
We made lovely spirograph images by generating modulating waveforms which control the steering of the electron guns. Also made a program with which you can draw shapes, which are converted into two waveforms, one for each axis, with the intention of reproducing the same shape on the vector display. It only sort of worked though. I couldnt get lines to be straight at any arbitary angle, perhaps because of the non-linear responses of the coils, but then again I probably dont know what I'm talking about
The thing is definitely bright enough to view in a dimly colored lit lounge room with various other Gizmo-Tronic(tm) laser and lighting effects in operation
BTW if anyone knows where to get information about converting computer monitors into vector displays I'd love to know!
Hashish? Absolutely!
Hehe, reminds me of when I used to do metal roof construction and we would have this colorbond touch up paint to touch up the rivets etc so they were the same color as the rest of the roof.
The thing is that the touch up paint fades much faster than the paint colorbond roofing sheets. On occasion, if I had been irritated by the owner or something, I would write obscene graffiti on their roof, which would only show up in 1 to 2 years time. hehehe
funny funny, die die
from the article: To tackle these questions of how best to revamp BGP4, the IETF has launched a new effort called Prefix Taxonomy Ongoing Measurement and Inter Network Experiment (Ptomaine). From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]: ptomaine n 1: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria [syn: {ptomain}] 2: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn: {food poisoning}, {gastrointestinal disorder}, {ptomaine poisoning}]
I mean you'd think that they would exist wouldn't you, but I havent been able to find one anywhere.