Sun Creator 3D "stereo"

From: Netdiablo <root_at_diablonet.net>
Date: Thu Feb 21 21:52:16 2002

Hi there!

The "stereo" jack is not for audio at all -- rather, it is for a pair
of LCD shutter goggles that work in conjunction with certain monitors
to display a stereoscopic 3D image. This functionality is REALLY
common on higher-end video boards (e.g. SGI, Intergraph, etc), and
apparently was used primarily in computer aided chemistry visualization
and things like that.

I don't have a pair of requisite shutter glasses to try the concept,
but it always seemed kind of chintzy to be used in a high-end setup.
Sort of like a pre-HMD semi-immersive sort of display technology,
although it's still around...

Kind regards,

Sean

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Sean Caron                              http://www.diablonet.net
scaron_at_engin.umich.edu                  root_at_diablonet.net
Received on Thu Feb 21 2002 - 21:52:16 GMT

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