26 Mar
2006
26 Mar
'06
9:30 a.m.
On 3/25/2006 at 11:16 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
Right... It's not a term that I've ever seen in an English (as distinct
Dit anyone other than RCA ever use the term
'Kinescope' for CRT? I
rememebr when I read the service manual for the monitor for my TRS-80
Model 1 (this monitor being a converted RCA portable TV, of course),
wondering what on earth the Kinescope was....
"Kinescope" was used outside of RCA. Actually, "Cathode Ray Tube" is
a bit from American) book or manual.
too general--e.g., a Crookes tube is a CRT. Besides,
haven't we figured
out what "cathode rays" are yet?
Yes, but we can't call it an 'electron tube' since that's what you call a
valve (glassfet, whatever). And 'Electron Ray Tube' is another name (at
least here) for that form of indicator commonly called a 'Magic Eye'.
I like the old "picture tube" better.
What, even when it's being used as part of a Williams memory?
[Sorry, couldn't resist ;-)]
-tony