Jupiter J12

[Brad Parker]

"James Fogg" wrote:
>> I was just contacted by a guy asking if I have any info on 
>> this computer called "Jupiter J12":
>> 
>> http://www.geocities.com/australianvintcomp/Jupiter/Jupiter.html
>> 
>> I don't - anyone got any information I can pass on ?
>
>>From the pics and the joysticks on the keyboard I'd guess this was for
>some sort of video editing.
>

I can't access the pics (yahoo says it's over quota) but I used to use
some boxes (think they were 68k based) made by Jupiter as "smart frame
buffers".

As I recall they basically had rs-232 in and RGB (coax) out.  They knew
how to do lots of color drawing primatives into a local frame buffer.

I think the one I used was originally used to do IC layout and was
connected to a VAX (but it was a long time ago).

They may have had a keyboard and joystick also.  I only used the frame
buffer to draw teapots :-)

-brad