Re: What is the quintessential Apple II?

[heuser.marcus@freenet.de]

Alex Freed schrieb:
> <heuser.marcus@freenet.de> wrote in message
> >
> > A "nixie tube"?
>
> No. A nixie tube is just a neon filled tube with 10 electrodes
> in the shape of numbers 0 to 9. Basically same functionality as
> a 7 segment LED, but doesn't need a decoder.
>
> As Michael correctly remembered the name "decatron" is a very
> different device.
>
> http://mypage.bluewin.ch/sagnell/id14.htm
>
> " The Decatron was a self-indicating decimal counter tube
> using a neon glow discharge"

Thanks. These were unknown to me.
Also very interesting.

bye
Marcus