Is there a generic connector system for laptop screens, same as
there is for alpha-numeric panels ? I have several from scrapped
386/486 laptops. Most have a 20-pin IDC cable/socket and a 4-pin
power connector lead (white/black/red/black). If possible I'd like
to use these for portable PIC projects I have in mind. Some driver
chips are easily identifiable but others could buried, and I'm not
keen to mess a screen up to see how it works only then to find out
it won't work anymore (d'oh !). The data side of things may be quite
easy, but what about illumination voltages ? They can get quite high
AFAIK. I've wandered about the mftrs sites of course, but I didn't
get the info I didn't expect to. Any suggestions ?

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