An amazing screen upgrade for the Dolch PAC-62 lunchbox PC

An amazing screen upgrade for the Dolch PAC-62 lunchbox PC

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An amazing screen upgrade for the Dolch PAC-62 lunchbox PC
The biggest issue with my newly upgraded Dolch PAC-62 is the terrible early 90s LCD panel. It's washed out, dim and just looks terrible. Let's fix that by giving this computer a massive screen upgrade. Testing out the screen connected up via HDMI: https://youtu.be/LJhsSpxJtXc Dolch PAC-62 first video: https://youtu.be/feTVzbB9bCA Realtek controller IC: RTD2556VD 08DS7P1 G035 http://rtddisplay.com/upload/20231121162604.pdf SPI Flash: PUYA P25Q40SH 4J1TQ1D -- Links Serial port issue: https://www.scantips.com/serial-db9.html Original iPad LCD case I remixed: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4721767 My Dolch iPad screen adapter: https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1225090 Original screen depth from front bezel to chassis: 22.5mm Drivers I tried: https://archive.org/details/chips-655xx-display-driver-1994 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=44531 (drivers mentioned here) https://support.dynabook.com/support/viewContentDetail?contentId=106588 Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM Programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (Order Five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on chip removal without damage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino