> The coding I do for a paycheck mostly consists of web backends, high
> performance graphics stuff, hardware control (device drivers), or data
> conversion.
>
> > Any particular language or were you using one of the mathematics
> packages?
>
> Banged the whole thing out in C. It modeled
I love the orange glow of Nixies, and a do-nothing box would distract me
for hours. I only have one Nixie device, a clock (from Taylor Electronics)
that sits in the bedroom and also serves as a nightlight. Currently out of
commission as it took a tumble off the ledge and the power plug pulled a
The folks on this board know way more than I do about what was used to
power historical equipment. I only worked with batteries for a year (25
years ago) as a technician ("go there, do that") with the small watch cells
and the only high-voltage work we did was a 5 cell pack of 1.5V AgMnO cells
My kids call me Buzz Killington when I remind them of the safety
implications. Still, maybe a gentle reminder that a)any size cell in
series at these voltages magnifies the results when any individual cell
exhausts the reactants within it. b)the electrolyte in Lithium cells is
flammable/explos
