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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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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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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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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"natural display" calculators, shop checkouts and some Schindler FI MXB elevators. Display examples Flip-disc display Fourteen-segment display Hitachi...
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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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Defective pixel (section Flip-disc displays)
A defective pixel or a dead pixel is a pixel on a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is not functioning properly. The ISO standard ISO 13406-2 distinguishes...
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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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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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Optogenetics Flip-disc display US patent 3746911, Nathanson et al, "Electrostatically deflectable light valves for projection displays", issued 1973-7-17 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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disputed. It is now on display at the archaeological museum of Heraklion. The name is sometimes spelled Phaestos or Festos. The disc was discovered in 1908...
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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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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 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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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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21:9 aspect ratio (section Display devices)
The main benefit of this screen aspect ratio is a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio. The 64:27 aspect ratio...
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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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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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end with a hook. Usually, a flat disc appears just below the hook where information about the footwear is displayed. The bottom end of the base terminates...
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Pioneer DVL (category LaserDisc players)
begin playing side 2 of LaserDisc media without requiring the user to flip the disc over. Both Side Play as implemented in the DVL-9 used a new, faster...
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