25 Mar
2010
25 Mar
'10
2:41 p.m.
On 25 Mar 2010 at 18:50, Tony Duell wrote:
Close enopugh :-). I do have an HP110, but I normally
use one of the
pair of Portable+ machines that I also own. They all run off a 6V
lead-acid battery. The service manual shows a battery pack consiting
of 3 Cyclon cells, many of the machines actually contain a Panasonic
block battery. The former are easier to obtain and what I generally
use for replacements.
Now, that's where your "20 year" statement fails. LCD displays in
the day of the Portable Plus were horrible. I almost bought a DG One
laptop until I discovered that the full-size display was completely
illegible. I wound up with a Grid, but even that display made a
better night-light than it did an output device.
Recently, I ran across an advertising blurb for a uC evaluation board
that used a small OLED display.
Who knows? In 20 years, the LCD may be just a faint memory.
--Chuck