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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by cnorthwood on Monday August 20, 2018 @02:00PM (#17802201)
What you're looking for is called a Solari Board, there's some mesmerising videos of them around, and a few places still have them!
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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by jjjensen90 on Monday August 20, 2018 @02:24PM (#17802443)
There's a company in the US that will make you one/rent you one, you can even control it via API. They sound really cool too.. I think I need to expense one for my office!

https://www.oatfoundry.com/split-flap/

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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by duxup on Monday August 20, 2018 @03:16PM (#17802955)
Yeah if you have to contact them to get a price.... dang.
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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by jefnwk on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:49AM (#17818631)
We can build a Split Flap for you!
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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by Reason077 on Monday August 20, 2018 @02:08PM (#17802292)
The main international terminal at Auckland airport still had a huge Solari board until just a few years ago (~2012).

Sadly, they had to go digital in the end due to spare parts becoming difficult to source.

According to Wikipedia, there are still some airports (eg Frankfurt) and many rail stations that still have them in active service.

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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by khuey on Monday August 20, 2018 @03:14PM (#17802939)
The San Francisco Ferry Building has one that's in use today.
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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by duxup on Monday August 20, 2018 @02:01PM (#17802212)
I need one for my house .... maybe put the weather on it and have a button to cycle it.
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Re:Whiteboards used after Gatwick flight information screens... by icebraining on Monday August 20, 2018 @02:23PM (#17802435)
You're in luck! https://hackaday.com/2018/08/18/custom-split-flap-display-is...
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