Woohoo. Progress.
(Btw, I'm running WinXP, but I tested this on a Win98 machine)
So, a while ago I bought a M1023 (revision F) lcd controller from allenruble.
I also bought a LQ104V1DG11 screen. I bought the inverter from Miles Industrial (for quite a bit of green). I was in the process of making a mount for it, when it broke. I put it all on the shelf where it has sat for a while.
While cleaning, I found a couple of LQ084V1DG21 screens (which are admittedly 50 nits dimmer than the lq104, but at 300 nits, I can deal) that I had bought for a good price off ebay a while ago, but had shelved due to lack of inverters. I finally got one for one of them (still working on getting the other one) and resoldered the cable for the controller (since it was a little worn and a few lines had been broken, I just decided to redo the thing).
This means I don't have to wait a year to be able to afford a Xenarc, and I don't have to be able to afford a Xenarc. Yay! I'll be working on fiberglassing
it into the bezel where my cd player is now.