Just in case folks are interested.. I did a PIC/LCD project awhile back.
I offer the code on my page.  I have left over boards and parts that I
offer (for a small fee to cover cost of parts and the board).  My page
covers this.

http://www.mindspring.com/~tcoonan

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On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Jerry Heim wrote:

> I am interested in connecting a PIC to a small display.  It appears that the
> most code available for driving LCD modules use Hitachi display drivers (see
> Microchip AN587 for example).  What is a good source for these Hitachi
> displays?  Do the Optrex modules in the Digikey catalog use the Hitachi
> display driver?

        Lots of the Optrex LCD modules do use the Hitachi HD44780, they
support both 4-bit and 8-bit parallel data transfers.  I'd suggest getting
the Optrex databook and a 20x4 (DMC-20481) LCD module to mess around with.

                                        Philip Lalone
                                        Alpha-X Development