On Nov 8, 12:12 pm, jb-electronics <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm I have historical proof that Haydu Bros already were a Burroughs > subsidiary when they advertised the Nixie tube, see > here:http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/n_hb106.htmNow that > was 1955, so quite early. > > But sadly, I do not know if Haydu Bros had planned the Nixie tube before > they were bought by Burroughs, or if it was a true Burroughs story. > Wikipedia seems to point in that direction. > > The wikipedia article seems wrong at one point, though: Telefunken made > their first Nixie tube in 1966 a German source says. > > Jens
The Wikipedia Nixie tube page is horrible and wrong on many issues, and should be ignored by all thinking individuals. National Union released the Inditron in 1954. Haydu was bought by Burroughs in 1954. Burroughs released the Nixie and beam switching tube in 1955. All associated patents are assigned to National Union and Burroughs. The one man most responsible for both the Burroughs beam switching tube and the Burroughs Nixie is Saul Kuchinsky. Kuchinsky was working at National Union during the development of the Inditron, and it is inconceivable that he did not take that knowledge with him to his new job at Burroughs. Meanwhile, Kuchinsky's primary work was in beam switching tubes, trying to improve the original problematic Ericsson design. He is the engineer most primarily responsible for developing both the 6700 and BX-1000 tubes, and he also worked extensively with the development of both the Nixie and the Panaplex display. I know that everybody wishes the Nixie was a Haydu invention, because they are a small company with a novel history, but it is simply not true. In regards to the Nixie and beam switching tube, Haydu was a workhorse for Burroughs, and nothing more. I have looked at hundreds of patents and advertisements, and I have never found any evidence that Haydu did anything more than provide warm bodies to mass-produce Burroughs designs. I don't know what sort of retarded licensing agreement Burroughs accepted that resulted in tubes being branded Haydu in the first place, but it was a bad idea. Micah Mabelitini http://www.decadecounter.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
