On Monday 14 August 2006 05:03 pm, Brad Parker wrote: I started the thread with a question about the backlighting (?) connector on a small LCD unit, probably a 2x16 or 2x20 or similar that I pulled out of some old computer, but this is of some interest to me as well. I have, in storage, a couple or three old 486 laptops, and wouldn't mind at all getting some use out of that hardware. One screen is very obviously trashed but that still leaves two more to play with and three sets of electronics to try and salvage any more part out of. So if there's something that can be done with those I'd sure like to hear about it. If this is too OT for here, we can take it to my list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roys-tech-chat/ or just offlist if you'd prefer. -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" - Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James M Dakin