Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!husc6!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!cmcmanis From: cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: CRT technology? Message-ID: <11464@sun.uucp> Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 19:10:04 EST Article-I.D.: sun.11464 Posted: Wed Jan 14 19:10:04 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 21:39:20 EST References: <1219@ucbcad.berkeley.edu> <2462@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 23 Summary: SoftPlot 2122 The Sun 3/160C monitor (19") appears to be about 80 dpi. The 3/260 has a higher resolution monochrome monitor available. In CRT's the state of the art is probably about 100 - 110 DPI on color monitors and slightly more for monochrome. A really interesting developement has come out of a start up in Milpitas CA. called Greyhawk Systems. It uses a 6" square LCD and a semiconductor laser to make a projection onto a built-in screeen. The screen is "D" sized (22" X 34") and displays vectors at a resolution of 400 dpi (yup, four hundred) Unfortunately it is a bit slow (Vector writes at 2000 inches/second) and being marketed as a paperless plotter. It does support 4096 colors though. More information can be undoubtedly gleaned from Greyhawk. Their number is (408) 945-1776. (I am in no way affilliated with Greyhawk, just saw their stuff and thought it was neat) -- --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.