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by jpindar 4402 days ago
"when was the last time you saw a 7-segment display, or those big red round thru-hole LEDs"

At work yesterday, at a microwave communications equipment manufacturer. Through-hole LEDs are the easiest kind to mount on the front panel of rack mount equipment. And there are 7-segment displays on two of our adjustable power supplies.