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Archived news posts are sorted by date, most recent date first. There are currently 145 news items listed in the archive. |
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| 2006-12-11 Serfass Bridge | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
A classic comparator has been added to the Instrumentation Museum, the Serfass Conductivity Bridge RCM 15B1. A machine of questionable utility, this device uses an eye tube as its primary means of information display. |
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| 2006-11-25 Photocells | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
Some new cold cathode photocells have been added to the Detection & Imaging Tubes section. Some of the new entries, as you can see to the right, do double duty as neon indicators.
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| 2006-11-22 Adding the Comptometer | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
Take a look at an early mechanical calculator, a Felt & Tarrant Model J Comptometer. Before the unstoppable invasion of cheap semiconductor calculators, nearly all businesses relied on these heavy machines for their mathematical needs. Needless to say, comptometers looked and worked a little bit differently than a modern calculator. |
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| 2006-11-11 A Rare Tube Detector | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
Ever wish you could test nixies and other cold cathode tubes before buying them? With an easy-to-build portable ion source, you can test any cold cathode tube for outgassing or open digits. It's cheap, easy to build and will protect you from paying good money for outgassed tubes. |
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| 2006-11-06 Onslaught | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
A number of new items have been added to the collection, including an array of new and unusual tubes in the High Frequency Tubes section. Pictures of the ultra-tiny Burroughs 4021L nixie tube have also been added to the Gas Discharge Displays section. |
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| 2006-10-28 Prototype Invasion | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
Apple is known for its prototypes and concept computers; such machines are very collectible on the rare occasions they appear on eBay. The VTA has managed to acquire one such prototype, an interactive set top box made by Apple in 1995. Apple has made many set top devices over the years, and few have been released to the public. Read on, as AnubisTTP attempts to unlock the mysteries of a series 2 Apple set top box. |
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| 2006-10-23 Another Excuse to Post News | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
The VTA has now added the Sylvania CT-4251 glow transfer counting tube to its ever expanding array of devices. Unfortunately, the tubes were in less than optimal condition, as a visit to the Glow-Transfer Counting Tubes section will reveal. Several interface upgrades have also been made to the site. In particular, news items now recognize pictures and picture links properly, eliminating all of that troublesome HTML coding. |
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| 2006-10-17 HP 43114A Added to Collection | |
| Posted by AnubisTTP |
The HP 43114A digital delay generator is not a well known piece of equipment, at least as far as internet search engines are concerned, but is it a useful one? Read on for my experiences with the device. |
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| 2006-09-15 Elesta EZ10A and EZ10B | |
| Posted by Anubis |
A small sample of Elesta EZ10A's and EZ10B's, a Swiss made glow transfer counting tube, were recently acquired from a seller in Bulgaria. Check out the pictures and information under the Glow Transfer Counting Tubes section.dd |
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| 2006-09-13 Site Returns | |
| Posted by Anubis |
After much delay, the site upgrade is complete. |
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