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It looks like the PLATO system plasma displays that were very old when I was in undergrad in the late 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display https:/
by jjtheblunt 7y ago
It looks like the PLATO system plasma displays that were very old when I was in undergrad in the late 80s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display
- smacktoward 7y agoYeah, it reminded me of the gas-plasma monochrome displays that were common on "luggable" PCs in the late '80s (like this one: https://jshorney.incolor.com/p70.htm https://jshorney.incolor.com/p70.htm). They were much lighter than a comparable size CRT, which was the display solution used on the original luggables from companies like Osborne and Compaq. But that was about the only good thing that could be said about them.
- Phillipharryt 7y agoWorks on the same principle of passing a current through a substance to emit radiation, it's just the electroluminescent panels use a solid material, so I think they're able to be flatter.
- jrmg 7y agoSaw one of the Grid machines at VCF West a few weeks ago. The screen was eye-catching; a vivid red with no perceptible flicker. Looked great (though monochrome) even by today’s standards.