I need to use a display on a battery operated device. I've looked at
basic LCD displays (i.e. Varitronix 6 or 8 digit display available
from Digi-Key).

What is required to drive these? I asked for a datasheet but all it
shows is pinouts. What kind of waveforms do they need?

Are there multiplexed LCDs available from other vendors that
eliminate the need of a high pincount PIC or external drivers?

Are there 1 or 2 line alpanumeric displays available with
controllers that have a very low power consumption?

Lots of questions about LCD's...

Regards,
Adi