Yes, that is the story as I wrote earlyer in this thread. I guess not all tubes were destroyed. Small parts of the production ended im private hands and collections. Some items were for sale as ‘not functional’. I ever could buy one for my tube collection for a realistic price.
eric Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 3 aug. 2024 om 00:59 heeft liam bartosiewicz <[email protected]> > het volgende geschreven: > > > IEE did in fact sue them, and all existing XM1000s were ordered to be > destroyed; the fact that a set of six survived alongside their original > driver board is a miracle. > >>> On Aug 2, 2024, at 8:27 AM, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Didn’t IEE sue them? >> >> >> Rob >> >>>> On 2 Aug 2024, at 16:22, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> There was an auction about 10 years ago by someone who had 16 of these >>> NIMO-like tubes, but they were discrete and were shown being tested. I was >>> bidding for awhile on the set of 4, but in the last few seconds the price >>> went into the stratosphere, closing above 1500 USD. >>> >>> This is the first time I've seen an actual PC board with these tubes. >>> >>> I recall there was some kind of legal battle involving the XM1000 that kept >>> it from going into production. >>> >>>> On Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:29:19 AM UTC-7 Paul Andrews wrote: >>>> That is quite some auctions he has going there. Never heard of the XM1000 >>>> before, plus the CD46? Sheesh. >>>> >>>>> On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 2:44:22 PM UTC-4 Mac Doktor wrote: >>>>> I'd love to have this one: >>>>> >>>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/276574723087 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >>>>> "The Mac Doctor" >>>>> >>>>> https://www.astarcloseup.com >>>>> >>>>> "Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it >>>>> out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and >>>>> enthusiasm for science intact."—Carl Sagan, Psychology Today, 1996 >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/cdf9fcf1-5d82-45e6-9aa0-c41101f5af21n%40googlegroups.com. >> >> -- >> 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/48791507-062F-4DAF-AEBC-647C97ED1DA2%40gmail.com. > -- > 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/39B2F489-7144-4202-BB7F-B31806FB7188%40gmail.com. -- 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/02325A65-37C3-4781-AFD8-D0D1C5D47CB7%40zeelandnet.nl.
