this is what I meant

examples/ssd1306/main_spi_thumby.go

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+//go:build thumby
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"machine"
+
+	"tinygo.org/x/drivers/ssd1306"
+)
+
+func makeSSD1306(_, _ int16, address uint16) (*ssd1306.Device, error) {
+	// width and height are known for thumby.
+	machine.SPI0.Configure(machine.SPIConfig{})
+	display := ssd1306.NewSPI(machine.SPI0, machine.THUMBY_DC_PIN, machine.THUMBY_RESET_PIN, machine.THUMBY_CS_PIN)
+	display.Configure(ssd1306.Config{
+		Width:     72,
+		Height:    40,
+		ResetCol:  ssd1306.ResetValue{28, 99},
+		ResetPage: ssd1306.ResetValue{0, 5},
+	})
+	return &display, nil
+}