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In article <blah> fxmlk@acad3.alaska.edu (KIENENBERGER MIKE L) writes:
>This is a topic I'd like to see some discussion on (the glasses, not the eye
>crossing :-).   I was trying to create a "3-d" look, using the same
>techniques used on paper -- red/blue glasses looking at a double-imposed
>red/blue-green image.  However, at least on the computer screen, I wasn't able
>to duplicate the effect.  I know I used the same colors (12 bit color here),
>but it just didn't seem to work.  Anyone had any success with this?

I wrote a program a while back to generate 3D star maps in Postscript
format. One option was a stereo pair plot, printed in monochrome on a
single sheet of paper, with the left and right eye views on different
sides of a central dividing line. When I checked it with a cheap pair
of stereo-photo viewers (basically a small convex lens over each eye),
the 3D effect was quite good. I can send you the source code if you'd
like to see what algorithm I used (it's in C).

While I'm here, thanks to everyone who responded to my initial question
on this topic! I'm familiar with the _Elite_ system, and was considering
it as an option. I'm still finding it hard to believe the programmers
patented it! Gads, I can't afford to pay royalties out of a shareware fee!

David Mar.                                      mar@physics.su.OZ.AU
Astrophysics Department, University of Sydney  NSW  2006, Australia.