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anachrocomputer committed Mar 26, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ <H2>Nixie Tubes</H2>
<A HREF="http://www.decadecounter.com/vta/">The Vintage Technology Association</A>.
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<H2>Panaplex Displays</H2>
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<IMG ALIGN=LEFT SRC="panaplex1.jpg" ALT="Panaplex display" WIDTH=201 HEIGHT=200>
<IMG ALIGN=LEFT SRC="panaplex2.jpg" ALT="Panaplex display illuminated" WIDTH=397 HEIGHT=200>
Panaplex displays, like Nixie tubes,
are basically neon lamps, but with the electrodes arranged as seven segments.
High-voltage driver chips were available to interface between 5V logic,
such as a 7-segment decoder,
and the Panaplex display.
They were popular in test equipment like multimeters and frequency counters,
and also appeared in consumer electronics such as calculators and clocks.
The calculator displays were generally smaller and sometimes combined eight
Panaplex digits into a single glass envelope.
For more photos of Panaplex displays, see this Flickr photo group:
<A HREF="https://www.flickr.com/groups/4488225@N25/">Panaplex Displays</A>.
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<H2>TIL311 Hex LED Display</H2>
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<IMG ALIGN=LEFT SRC="til311.jpg" ALT="TIL311 display" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=273>
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