the anode strips and the cathode strips these junctures forming a dot matrix ionizable gas is contained within the envelope and is adapted to glow adjacent the junctures of any simultaneously actuated anode and cathode strips the method for driving the dot matrix plasma display includes actuating the cathode strips one at a time sequentially simultaneously with the actuation of each cathode strip a pre selected combination of anodes are also actuated so as to cause the gas to glow adjacent the junctures between the actuated anodes and cathode strips the cathode strips are scanned at a frequency which to the human eye gives the appearance that they are constantly actuated application_number US 26378088 A description the numeral 10 generally designates the dot matrix plasma display unit shown in fig1 display device 10 includes a glass substrate 12 and a glass top plate 14 the dimensions of plate 14 are slightly less than the dimensions of plate 12 so as to expose a perimetric strip 16 around the outside edge or perimeter of the top surface of plate 12 plate 12 includes opposite side edges 18 20 a top edge 22 and a bottom edge 24 mounted on perimetric strip 16.