I dont know if this will be of intrest to any one but i use it on my desktop computer, and am going to fit it also onto my carputer. its a simple circuit for an LCD status panel, shows info such as song title in winamp, core temp, and many other things.
The circuit is shown in the attachment with a brief description of the screen. the software for the device is here
http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/
they suggest useing the floppy as the 5V supply but i use an external supply and a simple circuit with LM7805 to regulate power.
http://www.iguanalabs.com/7805kit.htm
Hope it comes in handy to someone