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m5120 - Macintosh Portable - Hill Billy Back light
Posted by: uniserver on 2013-07-12 16:06:13
Photo on 2013-07-12 at 18.59.jpg
Posted by: mcdermd on 2013-07-12 22:55:28
Lol, the only thing missing is the duct tape.
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-07-13 08:00:59
It's a race to see which battery dies first. ;D Is that a CrapShack illuminated magnifier?
Posted by: uniserver on 2013-07-13 08:06:37
no ha ha... that is a funny concept though.

it was my iphone4

ps:

My bets are on the portable lasting longer.
Posted by: techknight on 2013-07-14 18:00:38
Technically thats not a "backlight" its a forelight. lol.

the old gameboy advance SP used exactly this technique.
Posted by: uniserver on 2013-07-15 11:58:19
Yes, I remember the gameboy 🙂 and that clip on light you could get, you are correct!

until the Japanese only back-lit version came out lol


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Game%20Boy%20Light

The Game Boy Light

The Game Boy Light was the first Game Boy to have a back-lit screen, but it was only released in Japan, because many people outside of Japan (including Americans) wanted color more than light.
Posted by: techknight on 2013-07-16 19:38:06
Thats not what I was thinking of, but I forgot about that gadget.

I was talking about the Advance SP. They were foreground lit as well, but as an all-in-one assembly.

the later version was an all-backlight standard LCD. but the first Advance SPs actually used foreground lighting and it was implemented rather well. and worked well.

Not entirely sure how they did it. My guess a micro-etched peice of acrylic that shined the light directly at the LCD and it reflected back through to your eyes.
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