On 12/04/2011 6:35 PM, Warp wrote:
> Stephen<mcavoys_at@aoldotcom>  wrote:
>> On 12/04/2011 5:52 PM, Warp wrote:
>>> and flatscreen monitors:
>
>> I remember reading an article in the late 50's or early 60's saying that
>> flatscreen monitors would be impossible. Of course it was talking about CRTs
>
>    Ironically, there exists a technology to make flatscreen CRTs, with all
> the advantages of CRT (such as contrast) with less of the disadvantages
> (such as distortion, misalignment, etc). The basic idea is that there's
> one (static) electron ray per pixel. (Well, three, one for each color
> component.)
>
>    For some reason the technology has never been commercialized, even though
> it could potentially be feasible.
>

I think that idea would have been beyond the ken of man at the time. 
Nice to have heard it though.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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