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December_1997
Re: PC Vector-generator card


From: Clay Cowgill ( )
Date: Tue Dec 09 1997 - 14:20:04 CST


>All of you crusty old hackers may remember "Multiple 68000's In A Personal
>System" in Dr. Dobb's from the early 80's that I wrote. The graphics display
>used a hardware Breshenham vector generator! The board still exists, back
>at my friend's house in Milwaukee, guess I'll have to call him and ask if
>he can dig up the schematics.

I don't think we got Dr. Dobb's at my Junior High. :-(

*hee-hee, snort* That was a good one. *giggle*

(laughing at my own joke, I'm such a nerd... :-)

Time to get on that phone, Al! I for one would love to see the design!

First thing I saw that had it was the 34010 from TI. One instruction did
most of the inner loop for Bresenham's. Nifty.

-Clay

Clayton N. Cowgill Engineering Manager
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