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Comment by omoikane

> near limitless lifespan

The lifespan is probably not as limitless as you might have imagined, the discs tend to fall off or get stuck. But they are really neat while they are working, especially how they sounds.

I was at an office with these flip dot displays, and eventually we dismantled the display. I took some picture of the pieces and you can see how stuck discs look like:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/onpHefUVL8oeP4si7

parent omoikane 2 years ago

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