[Milsurplus] Flying Spot Scanner... was RADAR Simulator Question

[J. Forster]

Until the late 60s or early 70s, there really was no other way, except a
TV camera, to get images up on a TV. PROMs were tiny.

-John

===============


> n griggs wrote:
>> I haven't seen one in AGES!!!
>>
> I hadn't either until two hamfests ago, when an early and very dirty
> 1077 followed me home for $5.  After spending a couple hours cleaning it
> up, at the next hamfest a guy had a like-new 1077B -  the latest model
> -  with the original manual and all the slides that I just had to have
> for only $20!
>
> I wanted one to use in restoring old TV sets but to my surprise, the
> manual specifically explains how to use the flying spot scanner to
> generate video displays for signs, advertizing,  "video paging"
> announcements in public places, etc.   My guess is that it was the only
> thing like it for the price at that time.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
>