
vectrex

vector display adisthaanamaakkiyulla hoome viidiyoo geyim kansolaanu vectrex-smith enchiniyaring vikasippichedutha hoome markkattinaayi roopakalppana cheyth puratthirakkiya oreyoru kansol. 1982 novemberil vadakke american vipaniyilum pinneedu 1983ll europilum jappanilum puratthirakkiya ithu aadyam general kansyoomar electronics nirmmichathaanu, pinneedu kambani ettedutha sesham milttan bradlick licenses nalki. jappanil bandaay eee samvidaanam puratthirakki.
vectrex, akkaalathe mattu viidiyoo geyim sisttangalil ninnu vyathyasthamayi, oru television settilekku bandhippikkendathilla; athinu oru samyojitha monocrome crt monittar undaayirunnu. verpeduthaavunna wired kantrol paadu kansolinte thaazhathe adithattil madakkaavunnathaanu. screenin mukaliloode ardhasuthaaryamaaya kalar ovarlekalumaayaanu geyimukal vannath. oopshanal peripheralukalil "3dii imager" ennariyappedunna oru jodi 3dii kannadayum screenil nerittu varaykkunnathinulla oru laitt penayum ulppedunnu. chhinnagrahangal"-prachodanam ulkkonda "mine kodunkaattu" eee samvidaanathil nirmikkappettu.
1980 avasaanathode smith enchineeyaringile joonn rooss "miinii arcade" enna handheldaitaanu kansol vibhavanam cheythath. vikasanam purogamikkumbol, ithu general kansyoomar electronics nirmmicha oru tabletop samvidaanamaayi maari. sakthamaaya prarambha vilppana general kansyoomar electronics milttan bradley ettedukkaan kaaranamaayi, ennirunnaalum, kurachu maasangalkk sesham 1983 leeii viidiyoo geyim thakarchayude irayaayi vectrex marikkukayum 1984 nte thudakkathil nirthalaakkukayum cheythu.
vaanijyaparamaaya parajayam undaayirunnittum, vectrex athinte software library, athulyamaaya graaphikkal kazhivukal, antharnirmmitha monittar ennivaykku prashamsikkapettu. akkaalat labhyamaya ettavum mikacha kansolukalilonnaayi niravadhi prasidheekaranangal ithine prashamsichu. 3dii adisthaanamaakkiyulla peripheral ulla aadyathe kansolaanu vectrex. 1980 kalude avasaanathil vektreksinte oru kalar handheld pathipp vibhavanam cheythirunnuvenkilum athinte nirmmaanachelavum nintendo geyim boyinte vijayavum kaaranam athu upekshikkappettu.
charithram.
1980 avasaanathode smith enchineeyaringile joonn rooss aanu vectrex vibhavanam cheythath. mike parvis, toom slopper, steevu marking ennivar loss enjalsile michamulla warehouseaya electro-maavinilekku pooyi. avar oru inch cathode reey tube (crt) kandethi, athil ninnu oru cheria electronic geyim nirmmikkaan kazhiyumo ennu avar aascharyappettu. oru saadhaarana televisionile vyathichalana nukatthe music prograam metteeriyal nalkunna steeriyo amplifierinte chaanalukalumayi bandhippichaanu vekttar-droying cathode reey tube displayude pradarshanam nadathiyathu. raasttar televisionte thirashcheena fly-back hye-volteju samvidaanam pravarthippikkaan oru sahaaya nukam upayogichu. demo aadyam miinii arcade enna handheld aayi kanakkakkiya oru samvidaanathilekku nayichu, ennaal smith enchiniyaring eee ashayam developermark shope cheythathode, athu ombathu inch screenulla oru tabletopayi parinamichu.
1981ll general kansyoomar electronics eee samvidaanathinu licenses nalki. oru hraswa hardware, software vikasana kaalayalavinusesham, 1982 juun 7nuu chikkaagoyil nadanna venalkkaala kansyoomar electronics shoyil vectrex anaachaadanam cheythu. novemberil avadhidinangalkku krithyasamayathu 199 dollar chillara vilppanaykku ithu parasyamaayi puratthirangi. vilppana shakthamaayirunnathinaal 1983-nte thudakkathil milttan bradley general kansyoomar electronics vaangi.
milttan bradleyude valia vibhavangal 1983 madhyathode yooroppinte chila bhaagangalil vectrex puratthirakkaan anuvadichu, jappanilum bandayiyumaayulla oru saha-branding karaariloode. ennirunnaalum, 1983leeii viidiyoo geyim thakarcha, milttan bradleyude vectrexinu nalkia pinthuna, athinte vila 25 sathamaanavum pinneedu unitukal vilkkanulla nirashayil 50 sathamaanavum kurachenkilum, oru vilayeriya thettayi maatti. 1984 februvariyil, vektreksil 31.6 dasalaksham dollar nashtappettathinu sesham, milttan bradley kansol nirthalaakkunnathaayi prakhyapikkukayum puthiya geyimukalude vikasanam raddaakkukayum cheythu. kambaniyude kansolukaludeyum aaksasarikaludeyum muzhuvan saadhanangalum vankida vipani discound hausukalkku vittu, avide avaa kansolinte aamukha vilayude oru bhaagathinu liquidate cheythu. 1984 meyy aayappozhekkum milttan bradley haasbroyumaayi layichu, vipanikk sheshamulla pinthuna avasaanichu.
vectrex nirthalaakkunnathinu munbu, kalar screenulla oru pingamiyaaya kansol aasoothranam cheythirunnu. avakashangal smith enchineeyaringilekku thirichethiya sesham, vectrexine oru handheldai punarujjeevippikkaan kambani padhathikal thayyaaraakkiyenkilum nintendo geyim boyinte varavu aaa padhathikalkku anthyam kurichu. 1990 kalude madhyathil, annathe smith enchiniyaring medhaaviyaayirunna jayy smith, phees, royaltti rahita adisthaanathil puthiya hardware, software vikasanam anuvadichu. vectrex udamakalkku yadhaartha sheershakangal kuranja chelavil allengil soujanyamaayi nedaan anuvadikkunnathinaayi laabhechayillaathe yadhaartha vectrex softweyarinte pakarpum smith anuvadichittundu.
design.
computer vekttar generatorum roopakalppana cheythath jerry kaar aanu. computer geyiminte computer coode pravarthippikkukayum upayokthaavinte inputtukal nireekshikkukayum soundu janarettar pravarthippikkukayum screen droingukal nirmmikkunnathin vekttar janarettarine niyanthrikkukayum cheiyunnu. x, y ennee rund integratorukal upayogikkunna oru ool-analog roopakalppanayaanu vekttar janarettar. digital-tuu-analog kanverttar upayogichu computer samyojana nirakkukal nischayikkunnu. ooppareshan-amplifier adisthaanamaakkiyulla integrator sarkyoottukalkullil electronic analog svichukal thalkshanam adachu computer samyojana samayam niyanthrikkunnu. cathode reey tyoobinte phosphor screeninte mukhathu electron beam nayikkaan monittar upayogikkunna volteju raambukal nirmmikkunnu. variyude thelicham niyanthrikkunna mattoru signal srishtikkappedunnu.
240 millimeter diagonal chithram pradarshippikkunna 9x11 inch alavil 240 arby40 monocrome unitulla samsung modalaan cathode reey tube; cheria karupp/veluppu television settukalkkaayi nirmmicha oof-dhii-shelf picture tubebanith. displayude pinbhaagathu vrithaakrithiyilulla noob upayogichaanu crtyude thelicham niyanthrikkunnath. vektreksilullathupola oru vekttar crt displake oru prathyeka tube aavasyamilla, koodaathe kantrol sarcuteukalil maathram staanderd raasttar adhishtitha television settukalil ninnu vyathyasthamaan. raasttar paattenil aantharika electron beam nayikkaan sotooth tharamgangal upayogikkunathinupakaram, computer niyantritha integratorukal deflection nukam oodikkaan leanier amplifierukal nalkunnu. eee nukathinu samaanamallengilum samanamaaya inductansukalundu, oru tivi deflection nukatthil ninnu vyathyasthamayi. nukam oru saadhaarana tivi coor upayogikkunnu. hye-volteju transformer oru staanderd korum bobin upayogikkunnu. vekttar janarettar nirthukayo paraajayappedukayo cheythaal electron beam oof cheyyaan prathyeka sarkyoottariyund. ithu screeninte phosphorukal kathikkunnathu thadayunnu. swathanthramaayi nilkkunna, poornna valippathilulla "chhinnagrahangal" arcade mesheenil kaanapedunna electronixinekkaal valare cheruthaanu eee roopakalppana.
vikasana samayat, oru hraswakaalathekku, 6502 prosessor upayogikkaanulla saadhyatha pariganichenkilum pinneedu athinte prakadanam aparyapthamaayi kanakkakkappettu.
aadyakaala unitukalkku screenil srishtikkunna graphixinode prathikarikkunna biltt-inn speakeril ninnu valare kelkkaavunna "bussing" undu. thaazhnna nilayilulla audiyo sarkyoottinte signal lainukalude anuchithamaya ulppaadana grounding moolamaanu ithu sambhavikkunnath, oduvil pilkkala ulppaadana modalukalil ithu pariharikkapettu. uthppaadanathil cherttha oru grounding strap yuu-yeei kandumuttunnathinayi oru "graundu lupe" srishtichu.ezz. federal communications kammeeshan signal radiation aavasyakathakal. eee prathyekatha yanthrathinte parichithamaaya oru savisheshathayaayi mariyirikkunnu.
peripheralukal.
joonn rooss kandupidicha 3-dii imager, vectrex varacha 2-dii black aandu vaitt emejukale oru kalar 3-dii anubhavamakki maattunnu. kaazhchakkaarante kannin munnil oru disk karakkiyaanu imager pravartthikkunnathu. 180 degrick karutha disk, chila sandarbhangalil chuvapp, pacha, neela filterukalude 60 digri vedjukal undu. upayokthaav ithiloode vectrex screenilekku nokkunnu. 6 screenukal varaykkumbol vectrex diskinte bhramanathe software frame rettilekku samanvayippikkunnu valath kannu moodappettirikkunnu idathu kanninte chuvanna chithram, thudarnnu pacha, thudarnnu neela chithram varaykkunnu, thudarnnu, idathu kannu 180 digri sector karutha niratthil moodunnu valath kannu chuvapp, pacha, thudarnnu neela chithram varaykkunnu. oru kannu maathrame vectrex screen athumaayi bandhapetta 3 chithrangalum (allengil nirangal) oru samayat kaanoo, mattonn 180 digri mask vazhi thadayappedum. oru vyoomaasttarude plaastik cases varkkilaan prototype nirmmichathu. disk swathanthramaayi karangukayum oru motor upayogichu pravarthippikkukayum cheiyunnu. vectrex software athintethaaya frame rettu srishtikkukayum oro viplavathilum orikkal glassukalil ninnulla oru soochika signalumaayi thaarathamyam cheyyukayum cheiyunnu. software frame nirakkumayi thaarathamyappeduthumbol ethra wheel bhramanagal neratheyaanu, ethra vaiki ennathinte score sookshikkunnu. filter mask veelum karakkunna motorilekku vitharanam cheiyunna power krameekarichukondu eee rund trendukalum thulyamaayi nilanirthaan software shramikkunnu. motor vegatha niyantrikkaan pulse veethu modulation (pii. dablyu. emm) upayogikkunnu motorilekkulla power pulsukalude druthagathiyilulla pravaahatthinte "oonn" samayavum "oof" samayavum thammilulla anupatham. eee reethiyil vikasichukondirikkunna 6 chithrangalude samyojithavum aavarthikkunnathumaaya groupinaayi softweyarinte frame rettu allengil droying samayavumaayi chakra bhramanam software samanvayippikkunnu.
monittarinte prathalatthil kidakkaatha orotta vasthu ("i.iii.", monittarinu munnilo akatho) oro kanninum vivarangal nalkunnathinu kuranjathu randuthavanayenkilum varaykkunnu. thanippakarpp chithrangalum avaa varaykkunna konukalum thammilulla dooram 3-dii sthalathu vasthu evideyaayirikkumennu nirnnayikkum. vasthuvinte thelicham krameekarichukondu (pashchaathalatthil mangiya vasthukkal) 3-dii illusion mechappeduthunnu. disk vendathra vegathayil karakkunnath kaazhchayude sthiratha kaaranam onniladhikam chithrangal ore vasthuvinte rund vyathyastha kaazhchakalaanennu chinthikkaan kaazhchakkaarante kannukaleyo thalachorino viddiyaakkum. ithu 3-dii, niram ennivayude bhavam srishtikkunnu.
raasttar allengil philim-projection emejukal upayogichu athe 3-dii ephakt yadhaarthathil saadhyamaan, chila 3-dii theaterukalilum vertual reality theem paarkk raidukalilum upayogikkunna shutter glassukal ore thathwathilaanu pravartthikkunnathu.
laitt pena upayokthaavine "varaykkaanum" chithrangal srishtikkaanum screenil soochippikkaanum anuvadikkunnu. vekttar droying display monittar screenil pidichirikkunna laitt penayude sthaanathinadiyil kadannupokumbol athinte thilakkamulla sthaanam kaanaan kazhiyunna oru foto dittaktar ithinu undu. foto dittaktar vectrexineyum sambhavathinte softweyarineyum ariyikkunna aantharika pulse catching sarcuteukal pheed cheiyunnu. maarkk-eiii-lottu feeld-tipped marker penayude plaastik cases varkkilaan prototype nirmmichathu. penayude sthaanam tracucheyyunnathinu vectrex chilanthi-web polulla thirayal reethi varaykkunnu. penayude sthaanathu thudarchayaayi oru loock sookshikkaanulla shramathil pena chalanangalum vegathayum mattunnathinaal software paatten valuppathil maattam varuthunnu. joonn rooss aanu vectrex laitt pena kandupidichathu.
screen ovarle.
vektreksinte display drishyangal mechappeduthunnathinaayi, vaanijyaparamaayi puratthirakkiya oro geyimilum vediyundayodoppam athintethaaya athulyamaaya ardhasuthaarya plaastik screen ovarle ulppedunnu (magnavox odeesiyil aadyamaayi kanda oru ashayam, athupole thanne chila aadyakaala arcade mesheenukalum). crt screenil nerittu sparsikkunnathinupakaram, vectrex kansolile naalu taabukal yadhaartha screen ovarleyum thammilulla cheria vidavode avaye surakshithamaayi munnil sthaapichu. kalisthalathinu onno moonno nirangal chernna eee ovarlekal lalithamaaya kalar graphics anukarikkunnu (allengil karuppum veluppum screenil), thilakkam kuraykkaanum thilangaanum sahayikkukayum oru paranna screeninte roopam nalkukayum cheythu. vekttar graafiksinte thelicha theevrathayile mattangal kooduthal drishyaparamaayi vyathirikthamakkaan avaa anuvadichu. chila sandarbhangalil geyim designermar marimari varnna paattenukal upayogichu chalanaathmakathaykkaayi suedo kalar saikling efakttukal srishtichu. kalikkaarude score eriyakalkku purame, chila ovarlekalil geyiminte kalisthalathekku cherkkunnathinaayi adhika kalaasrishtikalum paattenukalum adangiyirunnu. oro ovarleyudeyum chuvade geyim-nirddishta joystikkum button pravartthanangalum kalikkaaran oru gaidayi undu. oro ovarleyum oro geyiminteyum sheershakavum logo oru varnna boarder allengil designinoppam vektreksil soundaryavardhaka vaidagdhyam cherkkunnathinaayi pradharshippichu (markey allengil side art ulla oru arcade mesheen pole). ovarle aavasyamilla, pakshe geyim graafiksinte vishwal roopavum kansolinte mothatthilulla display roopavum anubhavathilekku chertthu.
software.
vektreksinte chila librarikalil arcade hittukalude porttukal ulppedunnu, avayil bhooribhaagavum cinematronicsumaayulla licensing karaariloode kansolilekku konduvannu.
madya kambani ooldu misttar. boosttan oru emr upayogichu parimithamaaya ennam ishtaanusrithamaakkiya "clean sweep" vediyundakal nalki. boxil boosttan stikkar. emaarumaayulla pathiv "clean sweep" ovarle aayirunnu ovarle. bosttaninte peru, logo, pakarppavakasha vivarangal enniva iruvashathum pravartthikkunnu. kaliyil thanne ishtaanusrithamaaya vaachakam undaayirunnu, koodaathe kalikkaaran vaakvam ennathinekkaal oru topp thoppi niyanthrichu. "richard moskovskyaanu "clean sweep" ezhuthiyathu.
sweekaranam.
"1982-ll "baitt" vectrexine "eee varsham nammal kanda ettavum mikacha geyim mesheenukalilonnu" ennu vilichu... [vectrex] upabhokthaavumaayi valia score nedunnathinulla oru nalla panthayamaanu ". maasika screenine prashamsichu, "ithu vishwasikkaan eathaandu kaanam; trimana bhramanavum suum cheiyunnathumaaya vekttar graphics upayogichu veettil (allengil offeesil) geyimukal kalikkunnathu sangalppikkuka", koodaathe "oru uthppannam vipaniyil prathyakshappedunnathu asaadhaaranavum unmeshadaayakavumaanennu" abhiprayappettu. david echu. 1983-ll creative computing viidiyoo & arcade geyimukalil "vekttar graphics sarikkum oru maattam varuthunnu, koodaathe geyimukalude sakthamaaya lineup valareyadhikam sahayikkunnu" ennu aahl prasthaavichu.
paarambaryamaayi.
1995 avasaanathode, vectrex emulettaraaya paaraajveykkaayi geyimukal ezhuthunna hobiyistukalude oru yoosnet community undu. athinte anukaranavum vektreksvi enna vaii pathippulla div, elr-veks, veks, mess (maameyil ulppeduthiyittundu, athinaal libretro vazhi retroarch) ennivayude samyukthamaanu. oru vectrex multicart vediyundaykkulla skimatiks labhyamaan, ithu oru vediyundayil niravadhi geyimukal paaykk cheyyaan anuvadikkunnu. puthuthayi nirmmicha geyimukal nirmmikkukayum vilkkukayum cheiyunna niravadhi aalukalundu, chilath yadhaartha vaanijyaparamaayi puratthirakkiya geyimukalude shailiyil packing, ovarle ennivayulla vediyundakalaayi poortthiyaakkunnu, mattullava vyathyastha alavilulla packaging undu.
sameepa varshangalil vectrexinaayi puthiya hardware vikasippicheduthittundu, yadhaartha pathippil aavashyamaaya randaamathe kantrolarinu pakaram varunna buttonukal ulppeduthi yadhaartha pathippinte parimitiye abhisambodhana cheiyunna oru laitt pena, sisttathinte oodiyooyile ariyappedunna bajine abhisambodhana cheiyunna oru dotterboard (power boardile yadhaartha audiyo sarcutary marikadannu kabinattinullil mattevideyengilum instaal cheytha modulinu anukoolamaayi).

