Re: [Mvpmc-users] VFD, Caller-ID

2007-08-10 Thread Tom Metro
stuart wrote: >> Back in the early '90's I had a...VFD...in my living room... > > To communicate with the driver, the main portion of the MVPMC > application opens a port and sends data to be displayed to the VFD > driver. At the conclusion of the communication, the port is closed. > So, I would

Re: [Mvpmc-users] VFD, Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-10 Thread stuart
Hi Tom... Tom Metro wrote: > stuart wrote: >> ...I know they're not common, but I paid something less than $20 >> US for a Vacuum Florescent Display... > > Not common? VFDs were quite commonly used as point-of-sale (POS) > displays, along side cash registers. I picked up one on eBay a few years