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U S growth for 'IV data Mass markets for teletextand videotex in the U S are expected to emerge in 1987. The observation is made in a report from Frost and Sullivan after an examination of market development for telephones, T V and h o m e computers - technology on which teletext and videotex will 'piggyback' their growth. Frost and Sullivan'sprediction of up to 50 million U S teletext households in four years' time echoes the trend of an earlierNational Science Foundation report, but is more optimistic. Conclusions for videotex however are in marked disagreement with previous market predictions. Frost and Sullivan predicts 10 million subscribers,
mainly micro owners, in ten years' time. By the turn of the century, the report claims, this figure will have quadrupled. American entrepreneurs will benefit by being late into the game. They will see the poor record of Britain's Prestel, the importance of Telidon's alphageometric graphics, and be ready for less expected opportunities such as the high degree of use of French and German videotex for transactions rather than information retrieval. The 269-page report treats the teletext and videotex markets separately with no attempt at forecasting the business markets. It is available, priced $i 250, from Frost
and Sullivan Inc, 106 Fulton Street, New York, N Y 10058, USA.
UK HUDs for F-16s Traditional optics have been chosen by the General Dynamics Corporation for its F-16 aircraft a HUD contract worth $50 million for Marconi Avionics. The order covers initial development and production for F-16C and F-16D (two seat) planes from July 1984. The HUD is a conventional unit with an instantaneous field of view of 20 ° in azimuth by 15 ° vertically. The system has been chosen in preference to the company's Lantirn diffractive HUD, also intended for F-16s. Marconi claims the pilot will see over a much wider field of view than with previous HUDs. He will also see the latest electronically generated symbols to aid piloting, navigation and weapon aiming. Raster pictures of the night scene ahead are also displayed. The order goes to the airborne display division of Marconi Avionics Ltd,
Airport Works, Rochester, Kent ME1 2XX, UK.
Image data tablet
The £1 million contract is from British Aerospace Dynamics Group to supply 2 100 such displays made by Phosphor Products. Phosphor Products is also working with British Telecom, under funding also from the Department of Industry, on a solid state Prestel display terminal. This will have 256 × 256 resolution.
Handprint recognition is being offered as an alternative means of data input to a computer by Ferranti. The handprint tablet is being marketed by the company's newly formed image data group. Applications are likely to be in telephone sales, hospital admissions, police incident records and stock control, where standard forms are continually or regularly completed. The tablet resembles an ordinary desk blotting pad, with a dual-purpose pen. The pen connects electronically to the tablet, sending the character to the computer and simultaneously producing a permanent written copy. A graphics option is also available, enabling text and diagrams to be combined.
Phosphor Products Company Ltd, 27 Dawkins Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JB, UK.
Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5LA, UK.
Call recordings ch'splayed on EL panels for British Telecom
Prestel on EL Automatic telephone call recording equipment currently being installed by British Telecom in exchanges around the UK is to use a British-built d c electroluminescent panel to display its information. The alphanumeric panel can display eight lines of 20 characters on its 119 x 77 screen. Brightness of 150 cd m-2 is obtained with a contrast ratio in ambient conditions of 25:1.
DISPLAYS. JULY 1983
177
U S growth for 'IV data Mass markets for teletextand videotex in the U S are expected to emerge in 1987. The observation is made in a report from Frost and Sullivan after an examination of market development for telephones, T V and h o m e computers - technology on which teletext and videotex will 'piggyback' their growth. Frost and Sullivan'sprediction of up to 50 million U S teletext households in four years' time echoes the trend of an earlierNational Science Foundation report, but is more optimistic. Conclusions for videotex however are in marked disagreement with previous market predictions. Frost and Sullivan predicts 10 million subscribers,
mainly micro owners, in ten years' time. By the turn of the century, the report claims, this figure will have quadrupled. American entrepreneurs will benefit by being late into the game. They will see the poor record of Britain's Prestel, the importance of Telidon's alphageometric graphics, and be ready for less expected opportunities such as the high degree of use of French and German videotex for transactions rather than information retrieval. The 269-page report treats the teletext and videotex markets separately with no attempt at forecasting the business markets. It is available, priced $i 250, from Frost
and Sullivan Inc, 106 Fulton Street, New York, N Y 10058, USA.
UK HUDs for F-16s Traditional optics have been chosen by the General Dynamics Corporation for its F-16 aircraft a HUD contract worth $50 million for Marconi Avionics. The order covers initial development and production for F-16C and F-16D (two seat) planes from July 1984. The HUD is a conventional unit with an instantaneous field of view of 20 ° in azimuth by 15 ° vertically. The system has been chosen in preference to the company's Lantirn diffractive HUD, also intended for F-16s. Marconi claims the pilot will see over a much wider field of view than with previous HUDs. He will also see the latest electronically generated symbols to aid piloting, navigation and weapon aiming. Raster pictures of the night scene ahead are also displayed. The order goes to the airborne display division of Marconi Avionics Ltd,
Airport Works, Rochester, Kent ME1 2XX, UK.
Image data tablet
The £1 million contract is from British Aerospace Dynamics Group to supply 2 100 such displays made by Phosphor Products. Phosphor Products is also working with British Telecom, under funding also from the Department of Industry, on a solid state Prestel display terminal. This will have 256 × 256 resolution.
Handprint recognition is being offered as an alternative means of data input to a computer by Ferranti. The handprint tablet is being marketed by the company's newly formed image data group. Applications are likely to be in telephone sales, hospital admissions, police incident records and stock control, where standard forms are continually or regularly completed. The tablet resembles an ordinary desk blotting pad, with a dual-purpose pen. The pen connects electronically to the tablet, sending the character to the computer and simultaneously producing a permanent written copy. A graphics option is also available, enabling text and diagrams to be combined.
Phosphor Products Company Ltd, 27 Dawkins Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JB, UK.
Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5LA, UK.
Call recordings ch'splayed on EL panels for British Telecom
Prestel on EL Automatic telephone call recording equipment currently being installed by British Telecom in exchanges around the UK is to use a British-built d c electroluminescent panel to display its information. The alphanumeric panel can display eight lines of 20 characters on its 119 x 77 screen. Brightness of 150 cd m-2 is obtained with a contrast ratio in ambient conditions of 25:1.
DISPLAYS. JULY 1983
177