At 12:59 AM 7/2/01 -0600, you wrote:

>Unfortunately Texas Instruments has a patent on drawing 3-D images
>on a spinning helix. I was royally pissed to discover this in the
>late eighties...

Can't be more than a few years left on the patent, then.

I recently saw a picture of a demo of a 3-d display in one of the
trade rags, but can't recall the mfr. It was "something" encased
in a clear box, and the part inside was spinning.

Best regards,


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