15 Oct
2000
15 Oct
'00
5:39 a.m.
On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Guy Harris wrote:
The LCD is 16 characters wide, and 5 digits of number, a space, and 10 blobs is 16 characters. (I guess we'll have to fix the code if we build a machine that can get the number above 99999.)
Naw, just switch to kilounits above, say, 75000 (and switch back if it falls below 50000, to avoid rapid flipping between units and kilounits around the transition). Better yet, upgrade to a higher- resolution LCD display capable of displaying 40x6 or 20x3 in a larger font, and bitmapped graphics. Throw in a programmable display command set callable via the JVM... ooooooh, the possibilities! :)
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Brian Tao (BT300, taob@risc.org)
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