22 Jan
1999
22 Jan
'99
8:47 a.m.
Yup, I found 'em. Waaaay overpriced. I'm going to build one, I expect it
will cost about $20 in parts.
To drive an HD44780-based display over a parallel port, that's about right,
less if you've got cables and connectors and stuff lying around.
Looking at my favorite LCD suppliers I find that one
could actually put
a 640 x 200 LCD in a two high bay these days which would give you a full
console view if you wanted it. Intriguing idea but somewhat more expensive.
Some friends of mine and I are working on such a device. We are considering
various features like an LED bargraph, buttons and a pixel-addressable LCD.
Visit http://www.infinet.com/~erd/lcd/ and when something is likely to see
the light of day.
At some point here, I will post some code to that same web page for the 6502.
-ethan