It's really odd there was a lawsuit over these magnificent tubes, because neither company ever got into volume production. Maybe IEE was jealous of the XM1000 because it's rectangular flat screen seems to be more aesthetic. I think LEDs and VFDs were the final nail in the coffin for NIMO tubes.
Despite their 'wow' factor, NIMO tubes are not very practical as displays given their size, higher-voltage requirements, fragility. IEE tried to market them as a lower-power solution than nixies, and that might be true when we're talking a few milliwatts, but it's impact is like spitting in the ocean. NIMOs have an intriguing color, and other colors were possible with a change of phosphor (Nick posted about his super-duper rare orange NIMO awhile back). On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 1:06:48 AM UTC-7 Tidak Ada wrote: > 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 > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cdf9fcf1-5d82-45e6-9aa0-c41101f5af21n%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/48791507-062F-4DAF-AEBC-647C97ED1DA2%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/48791507-062F-4DAF-AEBC-647C97ED1DA2%40gmail.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/39B2F489-7144-4202-BB7F-B31806FB7188%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/39B2F489-7144-4202-BB7F-B31806FB7188%40gmail.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/979793eb-ad18-4b2a-a81a-deefce713467n%40googlegroups.com.
