[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Mark Huffstutter via cctalk
Actually, it is a "Marilake" display, built by Marilake in the UK, still in business. From what I have been able to find, they were installed in British Airways Concordes Around 1985, to replace a much less attractive 7 segment LED display. The French Concordes apparently retained

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk
Andrew said > Just found this article, and apparently the old displays were replaced > with the new ones shortly after the grounding in 2000/2001. This would > mean they are probably LCDs. > > http://www.concordesst.com/returntoflight/mods.html > > Also, here's a photo that very clearly shows

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Andrew Warkentin via cctalk
On 9/16/23, Andrew Warkentin wrote: > > In this video , they > definitely appear to be some kind of video displays, since they show > graphics before takeoff and have a very noticeable refresh. These > almost certainly were a later addition, presumably

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk
Tim said > Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's > in-cabin display? > https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON15.jpg > https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON16.jpg It sort of looks like the extreme left and right edges are curved so I

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2023-09-16 Thread Tony Jones via cctalk
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[cctalk] Re: WTD: transputer multi-cpu isa card

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[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Andrew Warkentin via cctalk
On 9/16/23, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > >> >> I want to guess it was individual digits back-projected - which was a >> popular control-theater display tech at the end of the 20th century - but >> I can't rule out, say, really well-done edge-lit character plates. In any >> event there doesn't

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk > wrote: > > Not quite computer tech but I figure this is the best place to ask: > > Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's > in-cabin display? > > Examples: > >

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
Nice. They have quite a collection -- including two I have (I think from a different supplier), the A-10 "Warthog" and the SR-71. Good to see that, unlike some others, they don't claim copyright on those scans, which of course would not be valid (at least not in the USA). paul > On

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Sellam Abraham via cctalk
Apparently, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has one on display: https://www.museumofflight.org/exhibits-and-events/aircraft/concorde Perhaps if you bring a screwdriver with you they might let you peek behind some panels? :D Sellam On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 9:37 AM Wayne S via cctalk

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
You can find some manuals here, but probably not what you want… WWW.FLIGHT-MANUALS-ONLINE.COM Sent from my iPhone On Sep 16, 2023, at 09:34, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote: The UK Concorde heritage sites may provide contacts / answers e.g. https://www.heritageconcorde.com/duxford Martin

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Martin Bishop via cctalk
The UK Concorde heritage sites may provide contacts / answers e.g. https://www.heritageconcorde.com/duxford Martin -Original Message- From: Shoppa, Tim via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: 16 September 2023 16:53 To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: Shoppa, Tim Subject: [cctalk]

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2023-Sep-16, at 8:52 AM, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote: > Not quite computer tech but I figure this is the best place to ask: > > Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's > in-cabin display? > > Examples: > https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON15.jpg

[cctalk] Concorde cabin display technology?

2023-09-16 Thread Shoppa, Tim via cctalk
Not quite computer tech but I figure this is the best place to ask: Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's in-cabin display? Examples: https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON15.jpg https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON16.jpg The