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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: WMCoolmon on June 28, 2004, 11:33:08 pm
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I recently got an LCD display screen from a Compaq Presario 1075. However, no laptop. Does anyone know a way to hook one up to a standard VGA port?
From this page (http://www.computerupgradez.com/Cross-Reference-Display-Panels.html) it seems like the model number is LMJA53
I found some adaptors for other models on this site (http://www.acmepoint.com/taiwan/lcd/analog-panel-kit/openframe/k1024.htm)
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:nervous: "Yes, hello? Compaq customer service? I think there are a few parts missing from my new laptop that just arrived..."
I haven't an idea other than the adaptors, but my question is how you came by this display in the first place. ;)
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oh goodie! i have a nice laptop display in my busted laptop but i didnt know you could buy an adaptor kit. now if only it came with a screen enclosure.
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:lol:
Basically, there was someone in the neighborhood getting rid of a bunch of computer stuff. I found the screen, saw that it seemed to be reasonably new and in good condition, and figured it should be possible to jury-rig it into a secondary LCD screen.
It was free, anyway - I talked with him and it turns out he was just cleaning stuff out.
Nuke: I think that's what the analog panel kits on that site are for.
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Right... I wonder he was doing originally separating one from the other. ;) Oh well, hope you have luck finding a solution.
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yea but does it come with a monitor enclosure or just the adapter board.
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I think it's the enclosure, not sure if the adaptor board is included.
Incidentally, I just got a real laptop today. It was at a thrift shop, 50% off of $50 and seems to be mostly working.
Picture:
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/e9/8d/e1_1.JPG)
Specs:
486DX2/50
8 MB RAM (expandable to 20)
200 MB HD
Windows 95
2 PCMICA slots
2 PS/2 connectors
1/4" floppy
10 MBps PCMICA card
28.8 Modem w/ broken phone connector
SVGA out
serial port, a big scsi thingy, and a serial/ or parallel port
trackball spot
Battery that'll go for about 10 minutes, according to the laptop.
Phear! :p
Let's see someone get fs2_open working on this baby!
...No. Not the dedicated server version... :p
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Good luck with getting the ded server working period.
Something that's mobile is nice, but a broken batt. is pretty annoying. My laptop's battery can go up to 7 hours when using notepad, or 4 when using Word '02, Winamp, Excel, and Mozilla. But then, the whole thing is pretty modern.
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[color=66ff00]I picked up an IBM Thinkpad T21 for £257 on Ebay, it's rather good, will soon be dual booting Gentoo and Win2k (for the odd game ;) ).
800MHz P3
128MB PC100 RAM
20 gig IBM Travelstar
DVD drive (w00t!)
Floppy drive
TV out (still have to get this working though)
Built in NIC/56K modem mini PCI combo.
Rather good. :nod:
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
I think it's the enclosure, not sure if the adaptor board is included.
Incidentally, I just got a real laptop today. It was at a thrift shop, 50% off of $50 and seems to be mostly working.
Picture:
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/e9/8d/e1_1.JPG)
Specs:
Phear! :p
Let's see someone get fs2_open working on this baby!
...No. Not the dedicated server version... :p
you could run Syndicate, Strike Commander and System Shock on that thing, though. ;)
For free.
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Heh. I'm hoping I can run Tyrian, too. :D
Incidentally does anyone know of any good, small browsers I could install? Firefox and Thunderbird are pretty large, and Navigator 3 is pretty old. Preferably something besides Lynx and telnet. ;)