I was watching an old movie and thought the airport terminal departures board looked cool; so I figured there was a consumer grade display. Come to find out there is, it just costs $1k-$3k. The DIY displays involve making it all from scratch with logic boards; isn’t there at least a GitHub project where I can just plug a string of split flap bits into the pc with a usb?
>>108529272>it just costs $1k-$3kDamn. I loved seeing those as a kid traveling the world. That pricing might be a case of CRTitis.>isn’t there at least a GitHub project where I can just plug a string of split flap bits into the pc with a usb?If there isn't, you can probably find something close enough to modify.
>>108529272I love this tech myself, I own a handful of "flip clocks" from the 70's. I finally saw one of these "new" boards at the SFMOMA gift shop recently. Pales in comparison to a real Solari board, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj32w5z81Ak
>>108529272>isn’t there at least a GitHub project where I can just plug a string of split flap bits into the pc with a usb?vibe code it if you really want itthis shit takes a lot of power and its horribly slow and has inherent mechanical reliability issues that solid state and liquid matrix displays dont haveit was phased out because its a waste, you only dont realize this because you're technologically illiterate
>>108529272>The DIY displays involve making it all from scratch with logic boards; isn’t there at least a GitHub project where I can just plug a string of split flap bits into the pc with a usb?Why not just get some esp32 or Arduino and make one yourself?
>>108530010>everything that isn't highly efficient has no reason to exist
