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- From: brenckle@scsuc.ctstateu.edu (BRENCKLE,NICHOLAS)
- Subject: 3d and Obsolete
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- Organization: Southern Connecticut State University - Computer Center
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 13:46:00 GMT
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- Interestingly enough, the guy at Sense 8 (His name escapes me now) was
- originally programming his cyberworld on a c-64. I think his headset was
- developed using an old PDP-8 and a few terminals linked to an Amiga. Hardly
- state of the art.
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- But a note on 3-d vision. Binocular vision is only part of the reason we
- see in 3 d. I have an interesting text file on obsolescence and virtual
- reality I'll send up next time. Check out the book by Harlod Rheingold
- on VR and its uses. Very interesting reading.
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- -Nick
- BRENCKLE@SCSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU
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