PDC Clipper vs SX-64 (was Re: rogues / Rare european machines)

On 30 Nov 2006 at 7:08, Jos Dreesen / Marian Capel wrote: Ah, I was referring to the small (perhaps 2 cm x 3 cm) green EL night lights--the back of one within reach is stamped "0.067 watt". There's not enough light from one to actually illuminate anything, but it does serve to show where the wall is when you're wandering around in the dark... There were high-powered ones proposed for applications such as glowing belts for public safety workers and such, but lifetime is limited because the phosphor tends to slowly "wear out". I remember a text on using EL coupled with CdS photocell material for image storage and intensification--but this was back in the 60's. I don't know if much ever came of it. A couple of years ago, I was talking with a Toshiba VP and was surprised to find that he had never heard of the Toshiba plasma display laptops. Cheers, Chuck