> On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:01 AM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was
> impossible to _not_ see them.
> If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant.
>
> The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the “UFO” saucer building
> is still there.
> When I am in the office, I can see the building, looking out the window. My
> work is less than 1 km away.
> I wonder if those “nixies” are still there, and if not, where they ended up …
I spent a lot of time in my high school days there, programming the PR8000 (24
bit computer from Philips France) on the 2nd floor.
https://evoluon.dse.nl/index-e.html has a bunch of stuff. I haven't found out
what happened to those tubes. https://evoluon.dse.nl/film-e.htm has a good
photo of the tubes. I'd say they are probably 6 feet high, judging by the
windows behind them (which are the upper level of the circular base forming the
lobby).
paul
