# Betabrite 1.0.0 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 12, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854 "2008-02-12T05:06:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854/1 "2008-02-12T05:06:31Z")

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betabrite version 1.0.0 has been released!

- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/betabrite/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/betabrite/)
- [http://betabrite.rubyforge.org/](http://betabrite.rubyforge.org/)
- [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

Provides a Ruby interface to BetaBrite LED signs.

Changes:

### 1.0.0

- 3 Major Enhancements:

- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/betabrite/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/betabrite/)

- [http://betabrite.rubyforge.org/](http://betabrite.rubyforge.org/)

- [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854/2 "2008-02-12T19:04:27Z")

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HUGE NEWS! Thanks, Aaron!

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**Author:** ![aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854/3 "2008-02-12T19:47:06Z")

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On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 03:03:33AM +0900, Ben B. wrote:

> HUGE NEWS! Thanks, Aaron!

No problem! I really have to thank Thought Hammer though for pointing  
me to libusb.

Also, the USB sign is about 1 million times better than the serial port  
version. The USB version doesn’t have the “random wait” feature that  
the serial port one has. Writing messages is basically instant.

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**Author:** ![aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/betabrite-1-0-0-released/128854/4 "2008-02-12T19:58:57Z")

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On Wed, Feb 13, 2008, Aaron P. wrote:

> Also, the USB sign is about 1 million times better than the serial port  
> version. The USB version doesn’t have the “random wait” feature that  
> the serial port one has. Writing messages is basically instant.

Rad. I’ll have to get my hands on one.

Ben