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[challenge entry] Many years ago
I made one of those valves with the glowing numbers in as part of my apprentice training

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(I helped save b3ta! MaxineBasset Betty Basset Bombs are Better, Thu 8 May 2014, 22:30, archived)
# Wow. Can you still make them?
(Hemipygous, Thu 8 May 2014, 22:43, archived)
# The factory where I did it is now a housing estate.
Firm called Ferranti. Not long after, they started making some of the first mass produced LEDs.
(I helped save b3ta! MaxineBasset Betty Basset Bombs are Better, Thu 8 May 2014, 22:59, archived)
# What is this? Some kind of wind up.
(I helped save b3ta! Marxist Pig Better Red Than Smeg, Thu 8 May 2014, 22:59, archived)
# pfft
(I helped save b3ta! spazzcaptain Misses Valin @, Thu 8 May 2014, 23:44, archived)
# Technical T.J. - is b3tards broken?
I cannot upload a new image - tried logging out and back in, even went to an old account. Old images already uploaded are OK. This has been going on for at least a few days - am I alone on this problem?
(I helped save b3ta! tubaman, Thu 8 May 2014, 23:01, archived)
# Tis dead :(
b3ta.com/search/posts/everyone/nopic?q=b3tards
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Thu 8 May 2014, 23:11, archived)
# Damn hackers
spoil everything good... thanks for the info.
(I helped save b3ta! tubaman, Thu 8 May 2014, 23:20, archived)
# I love Nixie tubes!



I made a clock featuring these, but can't embed it here. Gaz me if you want the code.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 9 May 2014, 9:39, archived)
# NIXIE!


I have an actual Nixie tube clock here in me office...
(I helped save b3ta! HairyTwatter certified eel and sodium salesman, Fri 9 May 2014, 13:37, archived)