Re: Where Can I get a 640 by 400 resolution LCD screen?

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 1989 00:01

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In article <87727@sun.uucp> rburns%master@Sun.COM (Randy Burns) writes:
>I am interested in constructing my own laptop computer. Could 
>anyone suggest where I can purchase a suitable 640 by 400 LCD
>screen ? ...

Buy a discontinued laptop and throw away everything but the screen?
(I'm not entirely kidding:  those things are not easy to find in quantity
one at reasonable prices when there is no prospect of a bulk follow-on
order.)

You are probably better off looking for an LCD "module" that includes
driver electronics.  The big LCDs are tricky to drive.
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