The Macintosh Minus - pi-powered mini Mac Plus clone with 5" CRT display
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Color display? Still need length of tube from mounting bracket to rear of cap and cap's height above centerline of tube. Profile pic of display would be appreciated. Oblique views too if possible.
Unfortunately, not color. Just bluish phosphor and poor color balance from my phone.
I have two color 5 inch CRTs but they're both in disrepair unfortunately.
Tube length from the bracket is approximately 160mm; and the center is roughly 5% off the "equator" of the bulb side. (That's a total visual guess though).
I have two color 5 inch CRTs but they're both in disrepair unfortunately.
Tube length from the bracket is approximately 160mm; and the center is roughly 5% off the "equator" of the bulb side. (That's a total visual guess though).
Nice, was wondering if it was color because the neck seems soooo long for a 5" tube.
I can estimate from that shot, but a straight-on, full profile of front bezel and tube I can use as a template in AI to figure out how well the BackPaq Camo thing might work out. Looks promising!
Edit: was the lap joint rim on the bucket where it snugs up into the front bezel the missing link in Rev.1 model?
I can estimate from that shot, but a straight-on, full profile of front bezel and tube I can use as a template in AI to figure out how well the BackPaq Camo thing might work out. Looks promising!
Edit: was the lap joint rim on the bucket where it snugs up into the front bezel the missing link in Rev.1 model?
Nice, was wondering if it was color because the neck seems soooo long for a 5" tube.
I can estimate from that shot, but a straight-on, full profile of front bezel and tube I can use as a template in AI to figure out how well the BackPaq Camo thing might work out. Looks promising!
Edit: was the lap joint rim on the bucket where it snugs up into the front bezel the missing link in Rev.1 model?
Give me a few more minutes now that work is done and I'll screenshot the 3d models with dimensions.
The missing thing in v1 was related to that! Yes, the flange is missing, but the actual design problem was forgetting to put a radius on the actual edges where the gap is.
EDIT: @Trash80toG4 I hope these help with your design. TBH I didn't realize the necks on tubes were off center from the phosphor side. This is why I need a phone with lidar haha. Or a dedicated 3d scanner.
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Mine is a TOSHO, some are SONY. The design appears to be SONY's. There was a larger 4 inch Watchman they sold and this is a derivative of that. This module was used specifically in "video doorbells" in the 90s (Analog Ring haha); and this particular unit is new old stock from Aliexpress.
Micro 4-inch CRT black-and-white display supports video input V4W 4 12-inch electron tube
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AnyBeam in some markets, like the US. Nebra elsewhere.
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I wish I heard of it in time but they did a Raspberry Pi hat version on kickstarter once too.
If e-ink could be used without refresh lag, it would literally take over the B&W flatscreen market. But after all these years, the tech hasn't really taken off due to that problem. They've reduced the time required for refreshes down to about 3 Hz, but compare that to 60Hz and higher for normal LCD screens, and you can see why e-ink has serious usability issues for anything outside a basic eBook reader.