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Re: Source for LCDs?

In article
<Pine.LNX.3.96.980616175855.6735A-100000@reg16.admin.rochester.edu>,  "R.
Paul McCarty" <mccarty@reg16.admin.rochester.edu> wrote:

>
> Did you look at Digi-key? They've got a pretty impressive selection of LCD
> displays.  Not sure if they are compatable with basic Stamp hardware.
>
>   http://www.digikey.com/
>
> What is basic Stamp, BTW?  Are you building a binocular HMD?
>

The Basic Stamp (tm), AFAIK, is like an EEPROM controller encodable in Basic
(yes, I realize that its a step down).  Try Radio Shacks Site, Thats where I
first heard of it.  In can controll a variety of things, Such as LCD displays,
and its encodable and interface-able via RS-232 input.

My basic I idea is this : Gat a Usable LCD, and write a bit of software on my
one of my old Palmtops to interface with the LCD via the Basic stamp hardware.

I suppose you'd callit a binocular one, or more aplty, a monocular.  I've got
2 ideas running.  One involes the 'periscope' idea, with a mirror reflecting
the image into my eye, and the other one it really 'far out'.  I went to a
toy store and bought a Tigher Electronics "R-Zone" headgear set.  Its a video
game system that projects a red image onto a relector, which bounces it into
your eye.  Its quite readable, 'cept in direct sunlight.  it uses LCD
'cartridges' to creat shadows on the relection plate.  So, I though to
myself, what if I put my own LCD cardridge in?	Either way, i could build a
HUD-ish thing for a lot less than a Private Eye set or a liquid Vision M1.

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