Maybe not in this case. Seems like Hesth was reselling it. https://www.watchprosite.com/horological-meandering/nearly-as-nifty-as-a-nixie/17.1127926.8613926/
On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 1:51:03 PM UTC-6 J Forbes wrote: > Heathkit always put their name on their stuff, so I agree that it's not > Heathkit. It is clever, though. > > On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10:14:57 AM UTC-7 Mac Doktor wrote: > >> >> On Nov 21, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Dan Harboe Burer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have had one of these for a loong time. >> >> >> I asked a friend of mine about it. Here's his reply: >> >> Seen before. It was a kit offered in the late 80s by some long-gone kit >> maker. They might have been sold at Heathkit or Lafayette stores, who often >> carried assembled consumer devices and third-party kits. I seem to recall >> it used fuse-programmed PROM chips as decoders. It's a very rare item. >> Cannot be googled. >> >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> "If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."—Roy Batty, *Blade >> Runner* >> >> -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/fca279f0-e860-407d-868c-c13713d8c4c3n%40googlegroups.com.
