17 Aug
2023
17 Aug
'23
8:20 a.m.
On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:01 AM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was impossible to _not_
see them.
If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant.
The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the “UFO” saucer building is still
there.
When I am in the office, I can see the building, looking out the window. My work is less
than 1 km away.
I wonder if those “nixies” are still there, and if not, where they ended up …
I spent a lot of time in my high school days there, programming the PR8000 (24 bit
computer from Philips France) on the 2nd floor.
https://evoluon.dse.nl/index-e.html has a bunch of stuff. I haven't found out what
happened to those tubes. https://evoluon.dse.nl/film-e.htm has a good photo of the tubes.
I'd say they are probably 6 feet high, judging by the windows behind them (which are
the upper level of the circular base forming the lobby).
paul