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Re: Tomagotchi as display

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> From: Chuck Knight <>
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> To this end, I have picked up 2 "Virtual Pets" at Fry's...they're on
> sale for $.99 this week.  Certainly cheaper than I could buy a 
> generic bit-mappable LCD display.

Heck, I just pulled my dead Tomagotchi out of my parts tray, and started
disassembling it..... (tells you what kind of a virtual pet owner I am,
huh?)

> 
> So, has anyone ever cobbled together a rudimentary display system
> from one of these things?  It seems like a standard LCD display,

No, but... My Toma's display is a 16 x 27 display (432 pixels).. which
should be enough for a simple display IMHO.

> but who knows?  Can anyone provide me with a starting points?

This is where I would need help. Isnt there a special trick to driving
LCDs? Are they polarized like LED displays? What about operating voltages,
etc..?

Mike

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