Here’s What People Used Before LCDs [Retromodo]

Inside the 1950s folks didn’t have snazzy LCD displays, but they did have cold cathode neon readout tubes. Let’s take a look inside among the many more popular brands of these tubes-the NIXIE-and marvel over its clever design

These photos are from a teardown conducted by the oldsters of Evil Mad Scientist Labs and they show the interior workings of a nixie tube-complete with the little stacks of numbers. You will look at more photos and learn more in regards to the magic of these old-school displays over on the Evil Mad Scientist site. [ Evil Mad Scientist via Core77 ]

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