The Star Technologies Graphicon 1700S was the image processor that was used to generate the out-the-window graphics used by the ship handling simulators I supported in Busan, South Korea and Kochi, India.
Star Technologies Graphicon 1700S:
Real-time visual training available for under $50,000
Manipulates 2,000 shaded polygons at 30 Hz or 600 polygons at 60 Hz.
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The Graphicon 1700S looks like this:
Back in the day, this poster was on my office wall.