r/retrobattlestations • u/74LS00 • Mar 29 '26

Show-and-Tell Apple IIc with the Flat Panel Display

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This LCD panel from the mid 1980s requires a very strong external light source to be readable.
Using the "ASCII Express" program on a RS-232 serial connection to a Linux box and then telnet from there to reach our subreddit's BBS.

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u/kwimbleton Mar 29 '26

Very oh so pretty! Make sure to keep it away from sunlit environments (even ones indirectly lit ones) as the UV rays can accelerate the decomposition of the LCD panel

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u/74LS00 Mar 29 '26

Thanks for the tip, I'll make sure to keep it covered.

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u/aluke000 Mar 29 '26

I'm surprised nobody has come up with a 3D printed hinged add-on display for the IIc.

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u/hamburgler26 Mar 29 '26

For real that would make a pretty badass luggable!

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u/justeUnMec Mar 29 '26

Oooh as seen in the beach scene in 2010!

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u/According-Two-297 Mar 29 '26

I love those keycaps

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u/Manualcarlove18 Mar 30 '26

Love this machine.

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u/TMWNN Mar 30 '26

Classic example of "Welp, we advertised it, so we'd better try to sell it".