Analogue/vector character generator - anyone remember the URL?

[Glen Slick]

On 2/27/07, listmailgoeshere at gmail.com <listmailgoeshere at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi cctalkers,
>
> A while back there was a URL posted somewhere on this list about a
> (1950s?) character generator which worked solely by mixing harmonics,
> with X-Y output to connect to a display tube. It could only generate
> the digits 0-9, but was a seriously impressive piece of kit
> nonetheless.
>

Again probably not what you are looking for, but there is a modern day
scope clock kit.

"The scope clock displays the time on a small oscilloscope tube.
The numerals are formed from circles, arcs and lines"

http://www.cathodecorner.com/sc100.html