Re: John Carmack on id Tech 6, Ray Tracing, Consoles, Physics and more

"johns" <johns321@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:c6ba78dc-ac0a-4580-9452-f1e81350dc3a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I believe we touched on ray tracing in one AutoCAD
> class I took ( AutoCAD 11 ). My vector days were
> with an Apple II .. or a ZX80 .. I forget.

I seriously doubt that you had a vector-scan display
on either of those, actually.

Vector-scan != line-drawing in general.

If you want to see what a real vector-scan display
looks - or at least LOOKED - like, take a look at
this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1eNjUgaB-g

Bob M.