Re: LZ: Backlighting
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Howabout stacking a bunch of Li 3v Li batts into the calc so that the
screen can be carried around with the batts within the calc? Then we
wouldn't have to be luggin' around this huge 9V on the outside of the calc
making it look suspicious to teachers...?
"Freedom of speech is in the constitution, abuse of it is in the slums"
-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
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: From: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
: To: Zenon
: Subject: Re: LZ: Backlighting
: Date: October 19, 1996 10:57 AM
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: God wrote:
: >
: > Postage paid by:
: > [Image]
: > Planet Direct
: >
: > ---------------------------------------------------------------
: >
: > >Alex Bischoff wrote:
: > >> At 03:22 PM 10/18/96 -0500, you wrote:
: > >> >Like indiglo, right? I think it is patented.
: > >> I'm not so sure. Casio has cloned it, and calls its technology
"Illuminator".
: > >I tdoesn't matter. That stuff sucks battery power liek you wouldn't
: > >believe. I saw a 5inch by 5 inch
: > >piece drain a high power 6 volt battery in 2 minutes!! The better
thing
: > >would be like in Laptop computers.
: > >A clear sheet goes behind the LCD, and a flourecent light bulb is
: > >vertically next to the screen shining the light into the plastic that
: > >carries it behind the LCD.
: > >Patrick
: > >psweeney@geocities.com
: > >
: > Where did u see that? Radio Shack?
: >
: > I am VERY interested in this sort of thing .. so Ill be willing to test
: > it...actually, is there enough room behind the LCD for the plastic or
Indiglo?
: > ---
: > Da MaGe
: I'm not sure if there is room or not? It should be thin except for the
: required circuitry. A friend of mine used to work for TImex and he
: showed me that stuff in action. Lit up the whole room with that one
: piece!
: I know, just buy 20 watches and hack them to death to get the stuff. Or
: better yet, buy the Timex Alarm clock with the bigger piece and use
: that.
: Patrick
: psweeney@geocities.com
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