While vector graphics became an almost de facto standard for some applications, raster scan wasn’t standing still. Processor speed was improving: Intel introduced the 8086, and Motorola ...

Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. So we ended last episode with the proliferation of command line (or text) interfaces, which sometimes used screens, but typically electronic ...

The evolution of computer graphics is something that has been well documented over the years, and it’s a topic that we always enjoy revisiting with our retrocomputing readers. To wit, [Stephe… ...

Of course, displays didn’t start out like the ones we use today. [RetroBytes] shows an old video game that uses vector display technology which was a common way screens worked on early computers.

The screen of an early vector display terminal. The x-y monitor screen and vector graphics controller were housed in one unit. See vector display. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All ...

Display list - A list of vectors, curves, pixel states, and text that defines the graphics data to be displayed. Moving this information to the terminal speeds response time.

3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing ...

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