I Almost Couldn't Believe It
For LCD replacement for TRS-80 PC-1 / Sharp PC-1211
My PC-1 was retrieved from my to-be-recycled bin about 5 years ago **at the very last minute**, even though the LCD display was about 75% "roached out". Boy, am I glad I did. Being the first computer I ever owned, I just couldn't part with it, even though it would probably never be functional again. What were the odds? Then I stumbled across these videos by some crazy guy who decided, "Hey, we can fix all these rotted LCD displays, NO PROBLEM!" after which he proceeded to create them and make them available to anyone who wanted one. Flabbergasted, I rushed to the store to buy some batteries to satisfy myself that the remaining 25% of my old LCD was "correctly" displaying characters, making an attempted replacement worth the effort. I then put in my order quickly (in case supplies should run out before I could respond!!) and a week later had the new part in my hands. My installation (having avoided all the cited pitfalls and possible missteps so well documented in the excellent video instructions) went smoothly. The computer works like brand new.
What's so surprising is that this unit is to this day a functional and useful piece of gear which after almost 40 years is a testament to its overall ruggedness and efficient design. One could wax eloquent on the ability of designers from that time period to squeeze the most usefulness out of the parts available for the purpose. I cannot thank the _Half_Baked_Maker_ enough for creating this excellent replacement part. It has provided no small amount of joy to this PC-1 user.
