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From: dennisg@felix.UUCP (Dennis Griesser)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Liquid Crystals
Message-ID: <4339@fritz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 13:22:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 30 13:22:19 1987
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Reply-To: dennisg@fritz.UUCP (Dennis Griesser)
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In article <1998@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
>I'm interested in homebrewing a portable terminal including a liquid
>crystal display, suitable for 80x24 characters or whatever I can get.

In article <4255@fritz.UUCP> I replied:
>For something this size, forget trying to make your own driver.
>...
>   o visit swap meets, check liquidators
>   o take apart a cheap laptop

While flipping through last month's Computer shopper, I found an ad for
    D. L. Liquidators
    1970 S. West St.
    Suite 345
    Wichita, KS  67213
    (800) 255-1382, ext 136 - ORDERS
    (316) 942-0990          - INFO

They folks offer:
    o KYOTRONIC 85
	$149.95 ($599.95 list)
	CMOS 8085 CPU
	32K ROM, including BASIC, text editor, and terminal emulator
	16K RAM, expandible to 32K
	RS-232 interface
	Centronics printer interface
	cassette interface
	looks like a Radio Shack Model 100

    o NEC PC-8401A
	$399.95 ($999.95 list)
	CMOS Z80 CPU
	96K ROM, including "bios", terminal emulator, filer, Wordstar, and
	    a spreadsheet.  ROMs are in three sockets, and can be swapped.
	(it looks CPM compatible)
	display 80 characters x 16 lines
	fold-open laptop

Does this sound close to what you want?