Chapter News (ED. NOTE: Thanks to efforts by Vern Fowler and Chapter Chairmen Chapter News is coming in more promptly. Information We'd like an occasional picture of an interesting meeting and display - lots of SID members are expert with a camera.) Display The Official Journal of the Society For Information Display FEBRUARY 1981 DELAWARE VALLEY CHAPTER on January 29 enjoyed a NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER on December 11 was edified discussion and demonstration of liquid crystal displays by by a discussion " Interactive Graphic Applications", pre­ Dr. Derick Jones, vice president of research and develop­ sented by David Luther, lmlac Corp., Needham, MA, at the ment, Electronic Display Systems, Inc., Hatfield, PA. A lmlac faci lity. subsidiary of Diehl GmbH, Nuremberg, EDS makes A display simulation facility is one of the major resources and for demonstrations to systems designers and users. component displays for the LCD industry, specializing in of the Beam, Plasma and Display Division of the US Eva luation is performed through presentation of user dichroic applications for avionic and automotive displays. SAN DIEGO CHAPTER on November 18 enjoyed a multi­ Army's Electronics Research and Development Com­ scenarios to determine, on both operational and human media presentation on Hughes Aircraft Company, mand's Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory at factors bases, the display requirements needed for a Carlsbad facility, by Don McCullough. According to George Fort Monmouth, NJ. A portion of that display facility is particular application and which display is best suited to LOS ANGELES CHAPTER on January 21, a voice recogni­ Urangst, Chapter Treasurer: "The presentation was shown here with SID member Bob Miller at the console. meet that need. tion module for computer data entry was discussed and extremely interesting and thorough in showing Hughes The facility provides scientists and engineers of the A Data General Nova II computer has been programmed demonstrated by Sam S. Viglione, Director of Voice products, progressive research, and breadth of technical Division's Display Devices and Technology Branch a to drive several different types of displays simultaneously Recognition Systems for Interstate Electronics Corpora­ expertise in display technology." means for comparing and evaluating various types of with the same information and to interact with the user tion. This is a low cost, high performance speech displays, display device technologies, and display formats; through touch panels in front of the displays. Types of recognition system with a vocabulary of up to 100 words or phrases. This proved to be a very interesting and stimulating evening, according to Gordon Kramer, Program Chairman. MIDWEST C.HAPTER on December 8 held a joint meeting with SPSE, Chicago Chapter. Featured speaker was Joseph Novak, Novacolor, Inc., and his topic was "An Overview of Digital Image Processing." This talk covered the basic technology, processes, and equipment used in electronic digital image processing. Methods were de­ scribed for contrast modifications, color correction, re­ touching, sharpening blurred pictures, pseudocolor, photo­ composition, and minimizing film grain. INFORMATION DISPLAY FEBRUARY 1981 Non-Profit Organization SOC IETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 29744 654 NORTH SEPULVEDA BOU LE VARD Los Ange les, Ca. LOS ANGELES, CALIFOR NIA 90049 displays which can currently be demonstrated include a ness to the equivalent of bright sunlight. Additional 512 x 512/60 lpi plasma matrix, a 256 x 512/ 60 lpi features of the facility inc I ude various storage media; the plasma matrix, a 240 x 320/ 68 lpi electroluminescent ability to digitize map and pictorial data, and to provide (EL), a high resolution shadow-mask color CRT, a standard high quality video tape recordings of demonstrations of (home TV) shadow-mask color CRT, and a 3-color beam display technology. (Manyt hanks to lrv Reingold, Director, penetration stroke-written CRT. Samples of 7-segment Beam, Plasma & Display Division at Fort Monmouth, for EL, large screen TV, and EL TV can also be demonstrated. this excellent cover story. lrv, as you know, is chairman of Lighting conditions can be controlled to observe the the SID Honors and Awards Comm i tt~e.) JOSEPH KARKIN fl-33 effects of ambient lighting conditions varying from dark- 2,09 SHERYAN AVE. EVANSTON, IL 60201 FRONT COVER MATERIAL WELCOMED: Every month Information Display usually features one or more active .. members of SID and the products with which they are most closely associated. Please send a glossy print and appropriate captions so that you, too, can be on our front cover. Send your material to Ted Lucas, Editor, P.O. Box 852, Cedar Glen, CA 92321 , or to our National Office Manager, June Friend, for Information Display, 654 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90049. Nextdeadlinefor material from you is March 1 O.lfyou miss that, tryfortheApril issue, NOTE: We also welcome feature articles on interesting projects. 20/lnformation Display 2-81 O F F ICERS DIEHL RESEARCH CENTER DIEHL CORPORATION Composition And Markup Terminals: President ............. .. .. •. ............ T . 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NY 11740 considerations have favored raster displays for new A number of manufacturers offered these kinds of HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY Honors & Awards ... .... • ....... .. ..... I. Reingold applications. The speed of interaction, display capacity, devices over the last 5 years. In most cases it w as an Membership ........ .. .... ........... L.M. Seeberger Culver City, CA 90230 HYCOM. INCORPORATED and quality of character display all vary according to the exercise in the 'It's possible, so why not do it and see if Nominations .. .. ... .................... B.J. Lechner 16841 Armstrong Ave.• Irvine, CA 92714 anyone wants it"- a strange kind of product planning. Publications .................. ..... .....T .V. Curran IBM CORPORATION display technology used. Information Display Editor ... ... .. ...........T . Lucas Armonk, NY 10504 These characteristics are summarized as follows: Softypers are (or were) available from ITEK, Autologic, Proceedings Editor . S. Sherr IMARO,INC. 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