https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/52/b6/f6/bcbcf6583f950c/US2583184.pdf … https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1f/47/41/7147a728778cd4/US3968583.pdf … (Arabic) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b5/af/ef/f9188470bbcbf5/US1091335.pdf … (1912) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/bd/cc/cd/f208e92cf4860b/US3938140.pdf … (1976) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1b/c5/d8/ecf302290cf758/US3945001.pdf … (1976, 7 segments, but curved)
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Which ones would you like to see implemented?
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Oh god. Lemme review and see if there are -any- other than the Brooks.
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Have you seen this?https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/917876412861661185 …
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Ah. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6d/63/73/ee2ae346813ee4/US974943.pdf … is the earliest patent reference to a modern 7 segment style display perhttp://7seg.wikia.com/wiki/7-segment_display …
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I love the diagonals! Distant cousin:https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/775822828755005440 …
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https://www.monolitic.com/static/adjuntos/geavision_lcd_bmg.pdf … 38, 88, 111, but it's starting to get just silly.
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I guess they actually MAKE the 111 segment displays, so maybe they count? http://www.toroktrade.hu/vizualis-utastajekoztato-eszkozok/lcd/szegmenses …
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Yeah, but it’s sort of gross-looking – and 88 would already showcase lowercase.
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I guess for completeness it would also be good to add the smallest possible “matrix” one, maybe with circular rather than rectangular pixels.
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