Only thing I’ve been able to find that used the 8971’s was this keyboard.
https://telcontar.net/KBK/KBref/Invac_PK-244/ And of course the infamous MOD-SIX Black Emerald. http://www.badnixie.com/Black_Emerald_Nixie.html On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 11:58:32 AM UTC-4 Robert wrote: > Interesting that the B 8971 is much more expensive than the B7971, was > this used in any commercial products ? > > Thanks > Rob > > On 2 Sep 2023, at 14:13, Robert G. Schaffrath <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The B-7971 is an interesting study. It is listed at $15.85 in single > quantities, which is still worse than the $5/each I paid for NOS surplus > from Meshna in 1979. However, running that number through the inflation > calculator for January 1970 to July 2023 and I get $128.18 (which is > shocking to see how much our money has been devalued all these years). > > > When B-7971's appear on eBay, they tend to sell for around $175-$200 each. > Not that big a markup over the original price when inflation is taken into > account. Of course most of the tubes being sold are used but still, > factoring in 53 years of time for something no longer made, the markup is > not that big. I am guessing that Ultronics was paying the $9.50/each > ($76.83 - 2023) price for the quantities they were working with. > > On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 3:45:14 AM UTC-4 Audrey wrote: > >> Oh. It didn't attach. >> >> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 10:13 PM Audrey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My understanding is that the prices dropped a lot as time went on, >>> here's another price catalog from 1970 that mentions most of the same tubes >>> for much cheaper, with B-5750 types just $4@1000pcs - roughly $25/pc now. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 10:02 PM LB <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Out of curiosity, I took a look at some old Burroughs nixie tube price >>>> lists, and took the prices (1-99 pcs) to an inflation calculator >>>> (1963->2023). Here are some highlights: >>>> >>>> B-4991 (Miniature, $68.00) -> $677.10 >>>> B-7094 (Jumbo, $45.00) -> $448.08 >>>> B-4032 (Miniature, $33.00) -> $328.59 >>>> B-5971 (13 Segments, $16.75) -> $166.79 >>>> 6844-A (Standard, $11.00) -> $109.53 >>>> B-9012 (Pixie, $5.00) -> $49.79 >>>> >>>> I know that these tubes were made pretty much exclusively for >>>> military/non-consumer applications, but it's still interesting to see just >>>> how expensive nixies were in reasonable quantities. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b904ba4c-c1a0-4fdc-8e79-91019281564dn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b904ba4c-c1a0-4fdc-8e79-91019281564dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e4c4e38d-714b-4d3e-b675-38a236e07e1en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e4c4e38d-714b-4d3e-b675-38a236e07e1en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f201df98-74c5-455e-9eaa-35f8138f9d33n%40googlegroups.com.
