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From: larry@focsys.UUCP (Larry Williamson)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.terminals,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Flat screen LCD "Monitors"
Summary: Must be portable (light & small)
Message-ID: <372@focsys.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 89 14:21:25 GMT
References: <369@focsys.UUCP> <4789@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM> <454@aablue.UUCP>
Reply-To: larry@focsys.UUCP (Larry Williamson)
Organization: Focus Automation Systems, Waterloo, Ontario.
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In article <454@aablue.UUCP> jb@aablue.UUCP (John B Scalia) writes:
>In article <4789@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM>, mlawless@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM (Mike Lawless) writes:
>> In article <369@focsys.UUCP> I wrote:
>> >You know those cute little flat screen displays that are built into the
>> >lap top computers? Are there any "monitors" available on the market that
>> > [...]
>>
>> [..] there is an LCD device, which interfaces to
>> a standard CGA adapter [...] and
>> can be placed on a standard overhead projector [...]
>
>Dukane Corp. (2900 Dukane Drive, St. Charles, IL 60174, 1-800-356-6540) has
>3 versions of what you've requested. These are LCD devices which require some
>form of backlighting; ie. overhead projection.

Thanks for the input.

Unfortunately, our needs do not permit lugging an overhead around
with the terminal.  I've gotten more input from the fellow that
needs this.  He is after, in essence, a portable terminal. 
Something small, light, easy to carry.  Something that can be
plugged into any one of a few dozen computers scattered around a
facility.  Each computer has no keyboard or display, it is just a
standalone controller.  He needs to be able to walk up to the
machine, plug in this "terminal" and enter a few diagnostic
commands, then move on to the next machine. 

A laptop computer seems like an obvious solution.  Except, since
this "terminal" needs no smarts, it seems a waste to buy all that
power with no need for it. 

Larry
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