I've got a
couple of the Toshiba laptops with the orange gas plasma
displays, that I"d *love* to trade for one of the VRE01 displays, if
anybody has one (or anything similar, like even a 640x480 PC-compatible
LCD, etc) they'd like to trade..
One part to consider is that both Compaq and IBM, as well as
others I'm sure, used VGA resolution plasma displays in some of thier
'lunchbox' portables. I know that the IBM P70 used it and I'm almost
certain that the Compaq Portable III used one as well. Neither of
these panels were really integrated into the system case itself and
might be adaptable to other uses if one found a parts machine.
The coolist Gas Plasma system I've seen was a Sun Workstation that was a
'transportable' that used a display the size of the VRE01 display. I know
that Bethesda in DC had a bunch of these. Sort of like a Sun Voyager, but
a LOT bigger. I saw some in about '92.
Zane
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