Tesla T801 |
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Year of manufacture: | 1983/87 |
Manufacturer: | Tesla Bratislava |
Description: |
Calculator with scientific functions and a vacuum fluorescent display that emits green light. This type of display consists of separate vacuum tubes whose construction is based on a directly heated triode. When viewed from the user, the display contains a filament, a grid and seven anodes covered with phosphor which form the segments of each digit. By connecting a positive voltage to the grid, a certain digit is selected, and a positive voltage connected to an anode will light it up. This kind of displays is still used in audio devices or DVD players. |