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It's probably Reitberger's 38-segment AFA alphanumeric LCD: https://www.reitberger.de/English/Large%20displays/Alphanumeric_LCD_Display_TK/38-Segment_character

by sho_hn 11mo ago

It's probably Reitberger's 38-segment AFA alphanumeric LCD: https://www.reitberger.de/English/Large%20displays/Alphanumeric_LCD_Display_TK/38-Segment_character_set.gif https://www.reitberger.de/English/Large%20displays/Alphanume... https://www.reitberger.de/English/Broadsheet/Prospekt_GA_AFA_Int.pdf https://www.reitberger.de/English/Broadsheet/Prospekt_GA_AFA... These are very common here.

Aloisius 11mo ago
The Penn Station passenger display was, according to the NYT, segmented LCD glass made by Signature Technologies in Arizona. It had 43 segments (each character had a 13 segment column, 17 segments column, then another 13 segment column that was a mirror of the first). You can see the segment shape on the original sign: https://media.wired.com/photos/59327db4aef9a462de983397/3:2/w_2240,c_limit/42-67058503.jpg https://media.wired.com/photos/59327db4aef9a462de983397/3:2/... The same segment design was used on in Spain along with a more angular version: https://web.archive.org/web/20210602143217im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcIAL0aVAAAQ_5V.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20210602143217im_/https://pbs.tw...