On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Olin Lathrop w= rote: > William Couture wrote: >> The reply from Crash himself: >> >> ... =A0Actually, no. >> >> Using a peeled DRAM as an imaging sensor was someone >> else's idea. =A0We just happened to be in the right place at >> the right time to acutally use the technology (it's what >> ended up in the Nintendo Game Boy camera. =A0B/W, 128x128, but >> hey, that was a long, long time ago.)... and Mitsubishi >> actually made a product that was essentially an optimized >> CMOS DRAM with analog outputs and a clear plastic case, for >> just this application. >> >> I think I still have a couple of those old SCAR boards >> under my desk, if anyone wants one. > > I got the impression when I got a tour of MERL in the mid to late 1990s t= hat > it was a new idea, but apparently not. > > So do you actually know Bill, or did you dig up his contact info on the > internet and asked out of the blue? I know him casually. We're both on a social email list, and I've met him a couple of times. Bill --=20 Psst...=A0 Hey, you... Buddy...=A0 Want a kitten?=A0 straycatblues.petfinde= r.org --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .