1966 Mag: Build NE-2 Neon Bulb Computer - scan available

Gordon JC Pearce gordon at gjcp.net
Thu Jul 19 18:06:55 CDT 2007


On Wed, 2007-07-18 at 09:19 +0200, Holger Veit wrote:
> woodelf schrieb:
> > Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> >
> >> I think I just found their website whilst noodling around. They can 
> >> make 2.5 million NE-2's a day, minimum order is 100K bulbs.
> >
> > I wonder if there are 1000 on this list that want a *New* 1966 
> > computer. :)
> > I am guessing $.50 each so $500K is a reasonable order size.
> www.farnell.com, a larger distributor, offers them for 15€ per piece 
> (11,20€ per piece for 100), so costs for a "new" 1966 computer will 
> probably be today in the range of what was was paid for it in 1966...

That can't be right, 15EUR for a single neon bulb?

Gordon



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