Hi Mike, please pass me all the info you get,
because i need to use an 8-digit display too.
I was planning to use single-digit 7-seg LEDs
with MAX7219.


--Ravindra.




>
> I'm working on a frequency counter project that needs an 8-digit numeric
> display.  I have a few 17 year old TIL393-8 units from a surplus source.
> These are the type that was used in early calculators.  It is a small
> board having a LED chip for each digit and a lens assembly that makes the
> digits look about 5 mm tall, even though they are actually much smaller.
> I can't find anything similar in catalogs.  Are they still made?
>
> -Mike
>