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Build a miniature scrolling marquee. An inexpensive microcontroller project displays a 72-character scrolling message on an LCD (liquid-crystal display).
COMPUTERCRAFT Nov 1992 (v.2#11) pg. 22
Added Info COMPUTERCRAFT Feb 1993 (v.3#2) pg. 7

Build an intelligent scrolling display that connects to a PC or microcontroller. Uses eight dot-matrix alphanumeric LED display stages to scroll messages up to 64 characters long.
COMPUTERCRAFT Mar 1993 (v.3#3) pg. 18

Micro Messenger. A liquid-crystal display is combined with a microprocessor to make a small scrolling sign.
ELECTRONICS HOBBYISTS HANDBOOK Spring 1995 pg. 32

Computer-generated signs. Use your computer printer to print out signs with letters a little over 1" tall. Up to 10 letters will be placed on each line of 15"-wide printer paper. Each letter is formed using a matrix that is 10x7, where each point in the matrix is a printed symbol from the terminal. Written in BASIC.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #20 Aug 1978 pg. 90

Say it with a banner. 8080 assembly language program to print large letters on a computer printer. Used to produce printed banners measuring the width of the paper by any desired length.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #25 Jan 1979 pg. 64

Ultra banner. A flexible program written in BASIC is designed to print large letters on continous form paper for use in banners and signs. The program uses a "dot matrix" method rather than special print routines for each letter. The dot matrix method allows the size of letters to be varied under program control.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #27 Mar 1979 pg. 90
Correction KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #33 Sep 1979 pg. 21

Micro messenger. Build this small electronic sign with a scrolling marquee-like display. Uses a liquid-crystal display and an inexpensive microprocessor. Program via pushbuttons or a serial connection to a computer.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Sep 1994 (v.11#9) pg. 31

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