17 Aug
2023
17 Aug
'23
8:39 a.m.
...only for a look..
https://www.daliborfarny.com/project/h-nixie-tube/
I'm not related with that czech factory, this is no advertising.
Regards,
Holm
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17 Aug
17 Aug
1:26 p.m.
Neat. Their products are amazingly expensive, though.
Depending on your definition that might actually be the second largest. Philips built
neon displays that visually look exactly like Nixie tubes that were much larger. Those
are technically different: a Nixie tube uses multiple electrodes shaped like the shapes
you want, enclosed in a single gas-filled enclosure. The big Philips displays are
multiple regular neon discharge tubes (like the ones used on advertising signs) enclosed
in a transparent shell shaped like a tube.
These were used at the Evoluon museum in Eindhoven for the daily visitor counter. They
were installed in the main hall, on the railing of the first balcony. I'm not sure of
their size, but I would guess 3 feet or so high.
paul
On Aug 17, 2023, at 4:39 AM, Holm Tiffe via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
...only for a look..
https://www.daliborfarny.com/project/h-nixie-tube/
3:01 p.m.
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 …
Van: Paul Koning via cctalk<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>
Verzonden: donderdag 17 augustus 2023 15:26
Aan: cctalk@classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>
CC: Paul Koning<mailto:paulkoning@comcast.net>
Onderwerp: [cctalk] Re: Nixies..
Neat. Their products are amazingly expensive, though.
Depending on your definition that might actually be the second largest. Philips built
neon displays that visually look exactly like Nixie tubes that were much larger. Those
are technically different: a Nixie tube uses multiple electrodes shaped like the shapes
you want, enclosed in a single gas-filled enclosure. The big Philips displays are
multiple regular neon discharge tubes (like the ones used on advertising signs) enclosed
in a transparent shell shaped like a tube.
These were used at the Evoluon museum in Eindhoven for the daily visitor counter. They
were installed in the main hall, on the railing of the first balcony. I'm not sure of
their size, but I would guess 3 feet or so high.
paul
On Aug 17, 2023, at 4:39 AM, Holm Tiffe via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
...only for a look..
https://www.daliborfarny.com/project/h-nixie-tube/
3:20 p.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
18 Aug
18 Aug
1:14 p.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 …
Kees Stravers, owner of the website about the Evoluon, reports that they were scrapped
when the museum closed in 1989.
You could of course reproduce them: they aren't actual Nixie tubes but rather a set of
advertising sign type of neon lights, so any neon light craftsman could built such a
thing.
paul
5:21 p.m.
3 feet high is a bit too large, hi, but the pictures on the website brings back
memories.
I remember the “coffee” machine, but back then (the way I remember it), it had
vertically
mounted an X / Y slider to generate “coffee!”/ “coffee?” 😊
I know Kees, a few years ago I helped him a bit moving house after his mother died.
Last year I gave him a Siemens T1000 telex machine (5-bit) with reader/punch.
He wanted to set up an RTTY mailbox … must ask him how that went along.
He is a busy guy, I did not know the Evoluon website!
Van: Paul Koning<mailto:paulkoning@comcast.net>
Verzonden: vrijdag 18 augustus 2023 15:14
Aan: cctalk@classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>
CC: Henk Gooijen<mailto:henk.gooijen@hotmail.com>
Onderwerp: Re: [cctalk] Nixies..
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 …
Kees Stravers, owner of the website about the Evoluon, reports that they were scrapped
when the museum closed in 1989.
You could of course reproduce them: they aren't actual Nixie tubes but rather a set of
advertising sign type of neon lights, so any neon light craftsman could built such a
thing.
paul
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