OK here is what I want to do.   Take an LCD (typically 2 by 16
characters, but 2 by 40 as an option would be nice.) and marry a PIC to
it.  Instead of providing a serial interface to display characters
immediately (there are many of those, such as the Wirz SLI and the
serial interface from Scott Edwards) have it accept serial data and
store it to provide a repeating message on the display.  Sort of like
those scrolling LED displays.  I imagine a 16C84 might work well if it
can self-program.

Does anyone make such a beast.  Any suggestions?

Gus
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