Re: Apple //c LCD Screen & SmartHome software.....

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <bjbear-ya023680001004971200440001@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net>,
B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin <bjbear@ibm.net> wrote:

[big snip]

>>     No one mentioned the C-Vue LCD display. It looks identical to the
>> Apple LCD, although the screen size may have been just a tad bit larger 
>> and it was apparently easier to view. Unlike the Apple display though,
>> it required a separate stand that had to be permanently attached to the
>> back end of the IIc (whereas the Apple one had a fold-out stand that
>> allowed it to fit closer to the keyboard end).
>> 
>One of the first replies to this thread was the mention of the C-Vue but
>I'm glad you brought it up anyhow because I didn't know about the stand
>required for viewing.  Also, the Apple LCD pictured in one of my
>third-party //c books does not show any fold-out stand at all, but a band
>that went around the //c body itself to hold it in place.  Thanks for the
>info!

The Apple LCD has a stand that sets flat on top of the //c. You can raise
and lower the screen by pulling out or pushing in the stand. That lets you
adjust the viewing angle. The screen is of course not backlit so getting
light to hit it just right is necessary if you want to see what's on the
screen.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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