CRT implosions (was: Re: "screen mold")

[Mike Loewen]

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Allison wrote:

> Actually earlier, the SAGE system used a larger 12 to 16 inch round
> with a 10-12KV Accelerator.  Heck look at the tube used for the PDP-1
> Console.

    The SAGE consoles used a 19" Charactron tube.  Someone was selling one 
on Ebay, earlier this year:

http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/Ebay/crt1.JPG
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/Ebay/crt2.JPG
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/Ebay/crt3.JPG
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/Ebay/C19lowres.jpg
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/Ebay/C19lowres2.jpg

    From the Computer History Museum:

http://www.computerhistory.org/VisibleStorage/images/102637043_sm.jpg

    From Ed Thelen's site:

http://ed-thelen.org/sage.html


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