History of "Multimedia" (Was:iMac AddOn (was:Future Collect

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Tue Nov 10 16:41:15 1998

On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Tony Duell wrote:

> To get on-topic (I hope)... There were attempts at making 3D displays
> using LCD spectacles controlled by the vertical sync signal to the
> monitor. You saw one frame though each eye. It worked well, apart from
> the flicker (even at about 100 frames/second).

Sure, I've got a pair (they got real cheap after they flopped) and some
game software that exploits the effect. The high-end version had small
active matrix LCD's built right into the goggles that actually presented a
different image to each eye.

But I don't think those are 10 years old yet. Weren't there older
displays that simply presented different images to the left and right side
of the CRT, and you looked into the view finder. Or am I thinking of the
GAF ViewMaster?

-- Doug
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 16:41:15 GMT