On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Martin R. Green wrote:

> 2mA is indeed very low current for decent brightness on a LED display.  I
> assume by "Packard" you mean this is a Hewlett Packard device?   What is
> the display height, colour, etc.
>
> Something with these specs might just work in Microchip's examples.

Yep. The part microchip used in AN590 was HDSP7503:
Color:                          High Efficiency Red
Typ Intensity per segment:      980 ucd @5mA
Size:                           .5"H X .3"W X .24"D
Cost:                           $1.97

-Shane.