OT maybe: Charactron...was Re: [sdiy] Tube alert

[synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com]

I got to get off this newsgroup for 48hrs and go do some music!!!

...but in the middle of loading up gear....I found this.

http://www.wps.com/projects/Charactron/

Fascinating!  

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, René Schmitz wrote:

> 
> 
> synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com wrote:
> > The character generator tube is bad craziness!  How in blazes does it
> > work?  Does anyone (still alive) know?  Was it used in WWII weapons 
> > systems or something?
> 
> Thats called a Charactron IIRC, its a cathode ray tube, that scans the 
> metal mask with a focused beam. So in a way its a cousin of a camera tube.
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> Cheers,
>   René
> 
>