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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
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Posted: Wed Jan 14 19:10:04 1987
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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)



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