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View Full Version : Dell tube computer?? MRX37 09-14-2009, 08:30 PM http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/zip/1373611074.html "Dell full tube computer Monitor 18 inch" I thought Dell came on the scene long after they stopped using tubes in computers. "Full tube"... does that mean even the CPU is comprised of vacuum tubes? LOL! :P zenithfan1 09-15-2009, 03:10 PM Damnit! postings gone! I wanted to see that:D yddet12 09-15-2009, 05:13 PM Okay, I didn't see the listing, so I can't be 100% sure, but remember, some older computers came with CRT (vaccum-tube) monitors. I think he meant the monitor was vacuum-tube, not the computer tower. zenithfan1 09-15-2009, 05:18 PM Probably, but I still wanted to see. I'm using a "tube" monitor right now:D MRX37 09-15-2009, 06:13 PM It was actually a CRT monitor, but the wording made it sound like "tube computer". Dude111 10-09-2009, 08:32 PM I tried everything to bring up the story but nothing :( bandersen 10-09-2009, 10:06 PM There is actually a modern motherboard with a vacuum tube for the sound output. Aopen tried to capitalise on the retro crowd a few years ago with this model :screwy: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/aopenax4btube/ http://i.neoseeker.com/a/aopenax4btube/DSCF0008_640.jpg Reece 10-12-2009, 09:42 AM Maybe they were referring to the belief that the internet is "a series of tubes." Reece |