This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C2ECA1.4B8173E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Has anyone out there used a Character LCD as a display. Many of the things I want to do theoretically could be done from a linux command line type interface. (would also cut down on the linux install) Anyway I was looking at something like: http://www.matrixorbital.com/products/lcd4041.htm could be put in a project box and strapped to my arm for travel. I do a lot of hiking and am working on a hiking website... just thought a wearable could help me take notes and keep track of way points, etc etc. the LCD has a serial interface... anyone ever concert VGA to serial? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.462 / Virus Database: 261 - Release Date: 3/13/2003 ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C2ECA1.4B8173E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>Has=20 anyone out there used a Character LCD as a display.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D296160723-17032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>Many=20 of the things I want to do theoretically could be = done</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>from a=20 linux command line type interface. (would also cut</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>down=20 on the linux install) </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D296160723-17032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>Anyway=20 I was looking at something like:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003><A=20 href=3D"http://www.matrixorbital.com/products/lcd4041.htm">http://www.mat= rixorbital.com/products/lcd4041.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>could=20 be put in a project box and strapped to my arm for</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D296160723-17032003>travel. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D296160723-17032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>I do a=20 lot of hiking and am working on a hiking website...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>just=20 thought a wearable could help me take notes and</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>keep=20 track of way points, etc etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D296160723-17032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>the=20 LCD has a serial interface... anyone ever concert </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D296160723-17032003>VGA to=20 serial?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C2ECA1.4B8173E0-- -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain
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