LCD Smartie

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LCD Smartie running the BigNum plugin on a 20x4 Parallel LCD displal
LCD Smartie running the BigNum plugin on a 20x4 Parallel LCD displal

LCD Smartie is open-source software for Microsoft Windows which allows an LCD display to be used as a (additional) display device from a PC. Examples of such devices include the Hitachi HD44780 Controller, the Matrix Orbital Serial/USB LCD, and Palm OS devices (when used in conjunction with PalmOrb).

The program was a creation of Basie P a programmer with delphi skills. After a long period running the software as a freeware, from 2001 to 28-10-2004, Basie P was decided to quit developing the program.

The program code passed to the hand of the Open source community with Chris Lansley as a leader. LCD Smartie kept alive with the help of many active members and developed further. The community is still active and it does offer lot of plugins for the program mainily using the forums or some intependent sites on the internet.


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