The flip-disc display (or flip-dot display) is an electromechanical dot matrix display technology used for large outdoor signs, normally those that will...
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Destination sign (redirect from Destination Display Signs)
common until the 1980s. [citation needed] These are known as flip-disc, or "flip-dot", displays. Some transit systems still use these today.[citation needed]...
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Split-flap display (or simply flap display) Flip-disc display (or flip-dot display) Vane display Rollsign Tactile electronic displays are usually intended for the...
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railway stations Flip-disc display, electromechanical dot matrix technology used for large outdoor signs Video card, also known as "display card", an expansion...
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flip-disc display, VGA etc. DisplayML does not handle security. The protocol can be implemented at different levels depending on the type of display....
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Ferranti-Packard (section Flip-disc display)
One of the Canadian company's developments was the flip-disc display, which creates a large display out of a grid of small disks, painted black on one...
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vector displays of early computers and in oscilloscopes. 1955 Nixie tube: 1957 Split-flap display: 1961 Flip-disc display: 1960s Stroboscopic display: In...
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"natural display" calculators. Display examples Flip-disc display Fourteen-segment display Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller LED panel Sixteen-segment display The...
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split-flap displays, vane displays, and flip-disc displays; all-electronic liquid-crystal displays, incandescent eggcrate displays, LED displays, and vacuum...
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Multivariate optical computing Digital Holographic Tomography Optogenetics Flip-disc display "Larry Hornbeck, Digital Micromirror Device, US Patent No. 5,061,049...
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it underwent a restoration that replaced the left arm's flip-disc display with an LED display, the stomach's backlit screen with a full-color video message...
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the message being displayed. These were later replaced by dot matrix displays typically using eggcrate, fiber optic, or flip-disc technology, which were...
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nighttime legibility. For daytime legibility, they were sometimes combined with flip-disc displays to be reflective in daylight and emissive at night. v t e...
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Aiken tube (category Vacuum tube displays)
to develop a number of unrelated display technologies, similar to the flip-disc display eventually forming "Display Technology Corporation" to produce...
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of the front of the carbodies was modified to provide space for a flip-disc display. These locomotives were given the designation DBAG Class 146.0. Although...
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(1899–1945), Austria – Drum memory Kenyon Taylor (1908–1986), U.S. – Flip-disc display Bernard Tellegen (1900–1990), Netherlands – pentode Edward Teller...
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arrival times, and other relevant information. Mechanical display boards such as flip-disc display were used as destination signs. Other static signage, such...
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both sides of the disc automatically, using a mechanism to physically flip a single laser pickup. Pioneer produced some multi-disc models which held more...
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Phaistos Disc Unicode characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Phaistos Disc glyphs...
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Frisbee (redirect from Flying disc)
frisbee (pronounced /ˈfrɪzbiː/ FRIZ-bee), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded...
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A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs...
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Display Technology saved the day when Taylor came up with the idea of displaying information by means of a fixed array of dots, by way of a Flip-disc-display...
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of motion. Dubbed Fantascope and Stroboscopische Scheiben ('stroboscopic discs') by its inventors, it has been known under many other names until the French...
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disc. However, playing the disc several times would generally solve this problem. Unlike VHS tapes, CEDs (along with LaserDisc) required a disc flip (however...
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Windows Aero (redirect from Flip 3D)
Windows Flip 3D: Windows Flip 3D (Windows key+Tab) renders live images of open windows, allowing one to switch between them while displaying them in a...
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Xbox 360 technical problems (section Disc replacement)
infamous. There are also other issues that arise with the console, such as discs becoming scratched in the drive and "bricking" of consoles due to dashboard...
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curves, sometimes with a glass disc foot separated from the main body. Modern glass versions are also used for artistic display of the contents. Modern glass...
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A disadvantage of the flip book can be seen in the fact that the animation stops rather quickly, while the zoetrope can display animation as a continuous...
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Optical disc packaging is the packaging that accompanies CDs, DVDs, and other formats of optical discs. Most packaging is rigid or semi-rigid and designed...
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