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minus-square davefischer ( @davefischer@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish14•1 year agoWeird. I’ve programmed tek vector graphics terminals, and I’d never heard about this before today. Actually, what’s really cool is the giant vector displays a few companies made in the 60s:
minus-square d3Xt3r ( @d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz ) linkfedilink10•1 year agoThat looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
minus-square Doombot1 ( @Doombot1@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoYou’ve programmed Tek vector terminals, as in, you used to work for Tek? Or just on the side as a hobby or something?
minus-square davefischer ( @davefischer@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoAs a hobby. I set up a tek-4015 running geometric fractals (trees, snowflakes, etc.) in an art gallery type installation once, about 20 years ago.
minus-square Doombot1 ( @Doombot1@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.
minus-square PuppyOSAndCoffee ( @PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoNo trackball? Tsk ram :) Great pic
Weird. I’ve programmed tek vector graphics terminals, and I’d never heard about this before today.
Actually, what’s really cool is the giant vector displays a few companies made in the 60s:
That looks like something straight out of Star Trek (TOS)!
Star Tek
You’ve programmed Tek vector terminals, as in, you used to work for Tek? Or just on the side as a hobby or something?
As a hobby. I set up a tek-4015 running geometric fractals (trees, snowflakes, etc.) in an art gallery type installation once, about 20 years ago.
That’s pretty sweet. Have always wanted one of those terminals; I feel like you could do so many things with them.
No trackball? Tsk ram :)
Great pic