[vcf-midatlantic] amber CRTs

[Dean Notarnicola]

Herb, I’d give you whatever price you wanted for one if it fit a TRS-80
Model 4D.

Dean

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 6:14 PM Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Mar 2019, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>
> > So: does someone have a 12" amber CRT or monitor for sale? Then I can
> offer
> > this guy what he wants a little cheaper. and I'm curious, do my vintage
> > friends particularly *value* amber monitors (versus white and
> common-enough
> > green) anymore? Is it still a thing?
>
>     I don't have a CRT to offer, but I'll answer your second question:
> yes, I
> value amber CRTS over white and green.  My two favorite screens (of the
> ones I
> own) are my TRS-80 Model 4 with an after-market Langley St. Clair CRT, and
> a
> VT-420 (amber).  Green is my next preference, with white bringing up the
> rear.
>
>
> Mike Loewen                             mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
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