Re: Early PET fosphor colour

From: Rhialto <rhialto_at_falu.nl>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 17:37:03 +0200
Message-ID: <YopYnxaKh7QvZyxZ_at_falu.nl>
On Fri 20 May 2022 at 09:33:48 +0200, Francesco Messineo wrote:
> it indeed was a "P4" B&W CRT, unfortunately, P4 phosphors were made in
> at least 5 different
> formulas, each having different "secondary" phosphorescence.  The most
> common P4 in the '70s
> would glow a bit bluish at increased brightness levels.

I guess that explains the blue effect, since no matter how I look at
various youtube clips, I can't see it as pure white :) Here is another
good example which has a lot of screen-time so to speak:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwgsaUtbH3I (Permanent Killer Poke Mod
and CRT Spot fix on the Commodore PET 2001).

-Olaf.
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