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I just love the look of vector displays and I wish they were more common still today. Such a cool aesthetic!

• ddingus 3y ago
  Me too. Atari, toward the end, had even mastered color vector displays that look excellent! Look for clips of "Star Wars" in action. The 70's was anni interesting time. Atari was employing dynamic vector displays capable of real time motion. Tektronix was using vectors with their storage CRT tech. Basically the vectors got painted onto the tube phosphors, thus displaying the image without the need to refresh. 4k resolution (vector coordinate space) ended up being a thing! https://youtu.be/f8I8TtK_6sw?si=LQ1sZK6jt0QKhMNX https://youtu.be/f8I8TtK_6sw?si=LQ1sZK6jt0QKhMNX
  • aidenn0 3y ago
    I played Star Wars at a Chuck E Cheese as a kid. The cabinet was impressive too; done up like a cockpit with a flight yoke.
    • ddingus 3y ago
      Yep! That remains a top arcade experience.