RE: origin of a word

From: harvest@harvest-tech.com
Date: Tue Oct 20 1998 - 11:32:23 EEST


> DANIEL CHARLES DAVIS replied:
>
> >As far as I know, it was "made up" by the 3D Systems folks from the
> >words "stereo" meaning three dimensions <SNIP>

It was my understanding that the original defense contract for this
technology used 2 lasers. The part would be cured where the lasers
intersected and would actually cure in the vat and not on the top
layer only. Anyway. . . Not that any of this REALLLLLLY matters.

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