Hello Micah,
National Union released the Inditron in 1954.
Do you have an add or a press release for that? That would be amazing. I only have the snippet from "Popular Science", 1954, that you also have on your VTA website.
Haydu was bought by Burroughs in 1954.
OK, that is also what I know from several sources.
Burroughs released the Nixie and beam switching tube in 1955.
That is a crucial point. Do we have any material proving this year?
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,
Sadly I could not find a bio on Saul Kuchinsky. Help, anyone?
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.
A bad idea resulting in a faulty wikipedia page half a decade later. Thanks for enlightening, Jens -- 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.
