[BC] For you 'old-timers'...

[Chris Gebhardt]

Dave Dunsmoor wrote:
> ...that doesn't include me, now does it?
> 
> http://www.electronballet.com/
> 
> Now, here are some interesting gadgets, and collections of equipment and
> data from the days of old.
> 
>     I'd completely forgotten about the HP "decade counters" that were the
> first electronic counters I encountered (no pun intended there) with their
> simple, but very readable displays.

I wonder why they didn't use nixies for the digits.  Would that not have 
saved considerable space and make the units more compact and more 
straight-forward to read when "stacked" for multiple places?

Regardless... this stuff pre-dates me, but I am absolutely fascinated by 
it.   I'd really love to have one of those nixie tube clocks, but the 
irony is I don't have the time to build one.   I guess I'll keep an eye 
on ebay, but won't hold my breath...  ;)

Chris Gebhardt
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