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myself248 ◴[] No.42157276[source]
Six digit, not six segment. Each digit has seven segments.

I've seen this a LOT lately, when did everyone forget what segments were?

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ok_dad ◴[] No.42157585[source]
Young people may not have ever seen a display like that.
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meowster ◴[] No.42157609[source]
They most likely see displays like that on microwaves.
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nefrix ◴[] No.42157657[source]
In grandma’s kitchen.
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saltcured ◴[] No.42157766[source]
I understand a grandma could have had a microwave. After all, I remember radar ranges with mechanical timers that were already relics when I was a child. But, now you've got me wondering what kind of VR/holographic microwaves kids are buying.

My latest bought a couple years ago still has a 7-segment vacuum fluorescent display. And a digital encoder knob and buttons rather than membrane controls. And a "cyclonic" inverter, which from the marketing diagrams, you would think can bend reality to your whims.

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1. SoftTalker ◴[] No.42160624[source]
> radar ranges with mechanical timers

Those were the best. Dead simple to operate. That said I still have the Goldstar microwave I bought over 30 years ago, which has a keypad and digital timer.