Submitted for a trip to the unusual: "The Scope Clock" (apparently derived from "The Nixie clock"): http://www.cathodecorner.com/ This design uses a new flat-face Chinese CRT. No need to pirate a tube from that Tek lab-scope sitting unused in the corner ... Jim -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.