Nick's AutoLCD
(c) 1998 by logic tools, Nick Müller, München.
Nick's AutoLCD is freeware. You may give it to others at no charge. More about this under
Legal Stuff.
AutoLCD is a small Newton program that automatically adjusts the displays contrast to
the temperature. If you are using the Newton in the outside, it happens frequently that he
gets warmer and thus you can't read the display. AutoLCD deals with that problem.
Who does it work?
AutoLCD reads the temperature at power up and compares it to the temperature your Newton
had when powering down. If the two temperatures differ, AutoLCD will adjust the contrast
accordingly. AutoLCD also adjusts while your Newton is running. The temperature gets
checked every minute.
AutoLCD is smart! It reads the contrast setting before changing it, and only adds (or
substracts) a value calculated from the temperature difference. So no matter where the
slider is, it should work fine.
Due to the inertia of the temperature sensor, it's important that the sun doesn't shine
directly onto the display. Always keep the cover closed. This way, both the displays
temperature and the sensors temperature will match well enough to do the adjustment.
Nick's AutoLCD requires Newton OS 2.0 or higher and a MP2x00
Nick's AutoLCD was tested on a MP 2000.
Install the application by using your Connection Kit or other package downloader. Read
the documentation for more instructions on how to install packages.
AutoLCD.pkg only has to be installed.
No further configuration is necessary.
It can reside in any flolder.
The app doesn't have to be open to work.
Version 1.0 to Version 1.1
- "Floating way" of contrast over a longer period of time no longer occurs.
Nick's AutoLCD is copyright by logic tools, Nikolaus Müller, München.
Please note that the program may only be given to others at no charge.
Newton, MessagePad and Apple are registered trademarks of Apple USA
Any and all comments are welcome!
Do not hesitate to contact me if there are features you feel may improve the product or
may have been left out.
You can download the current version (among other goodies) from my home page. The address
is listed below:
Contact (please use e-mail if possible)
For enhancements, bugs and job-offers contact:
Nick Müller
logic tools
Fürstenriederstr. 19
GERMANY 80687 München
phone: +49-89-5461051
fax: +49-89-54612555
e-mail: nick@logictools.de
home page: http://www.logictools.de
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