[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-18 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
> Kees Stravers, owner of the website about the Evoluon, reports that they were > scrapped when the museum closed in 1989. boo. mcl

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-18 Thread Henk Gooijen via cctalk
3 feet high is a bit too large, hi, but the pictures on the website brings back memories. I remember the “coffee” machine, but back then (the way I remember it), it had vertically mounted an X / Y slider to generate “coffee!”/ “coffee?”  I know Kees, a few years ago I helped him a bit moving

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-18 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:01 AM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk > wrote: > > Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was > impossible to _not_ see them. > If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant. > > The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:01 AM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk > wrote: > > Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was > impossible to _not_ see them. > If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant. > > The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Henk Gooijen via cctalk
p.org> CC: Paul Koning<mailto:paulkon...@comcast.net> Onderwerp: [cctalk] Re: Nixies.. Neat. Their products are amazingly expensive, though. Depending on your definition that might actually be the second largest. Philips built neon displays that visually look exactly like Nixie tub

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
Neat. Their products are amazingly expensive, though. Depending on your definition that might actually be the second largest. Philips built neon displays that visually look exactly like Nixie tubes that were much larger. Those are technically different: a Nixie tube uses multiple electrodes