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From: kassover@jupiter.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Low resolution graphics display for outdoors
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Date: 13 Apr 90 21:31:59 GMT
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In article <1990Apr13.015527.18538@Octopus.COM>  writes:
>development of a computerized display system.

[Interesting stuff deleted]  

The City of Albany, NY has installed in it's main hi-rise tower
(I think it's the South Mall) a system that controls the lights
in every office, thus converting the ENTIRE building into a
display.  Readable on a good night from 10 miles away.

I believe Boys Life published plans for an outdoor scoreboard
based on homemade patchboards (coathangars), relays, Christmas
tree lights, coffee cans and scrap shelving.

This was a while ago.  I haven't been a Boy Scout in 20 years.
8-)

Not to scoff, though.  You could possibly make friends with
someone in airport construction and arrange to scarf up
annunciator boards from renovated baggage claims...

Most of the cost associated with such stuff is involved with
assembling the display elements together.  If you could find the
manufacturer of the "pixels" and wire it together yourself, you
might save a bit.  I suspect you'd also find out why these things
cost $50k   8-)

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