seven segment display history

[Ethan Dicks]

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:22:16PM -0800, Brent Hilpert wrote:
> Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > 
> > I have something like that with me here in my bag-o-parts...
> > Sperry SP-738.
> > 
> > It's a shame it's only 2.5 digits...
> > Not sure what I'd need to do that swings from -199 to +199 off the
> > top of my head.
> 
> Temperature?

Good idea.  Even here, 2.5 digits is enough.

> Your description sounds like the Sperry/Beckman gas-discharge displays, e.g.:
>   http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/trade08-panaplex.htm

Yep.  That's it.  Thanks for the pointer.

-ethan

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