onboard video, and thanks for the info about monitors. I was plugging in a multisync AOC monitor. Guess I'll be looking for a different adapter. Tim
--- Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Tim Cowper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have an lc ii that I bought as a hobby computer. > > When I go to start it, all I get is the opening > bars > > of the twilight zone and no video output at all. > > I've > > replaced the system battery and nothing has > changed. > > It came with an 80 meg hard drive, floppy, > keyboard, > > and mouse all of which power up and seem to work. > > Any > > ideas of what to check for next? > > Is the monitor plugged into the onboard video or a > PDS > card? > > What monitor is it? The LCII onboard video requires > one that > supports sync-on-green, with specific pins connected > (sense pins) > that tell the Mac which single resolution the > monitor > supports. > > In the early years of Macintosh, all Mac monitors > displayed > at exactly 72 dots per inch. To do that, each size > of > monitor was fixed to a single resolution so to get > more pixels, > you had to get a bigger monitor. > > When NEC introduced MultiSynch monitors to the PC > world, Mac > videocard makers soon supported them. Apple went > "meh" > and > stuck with fixed resolution monitors for a while > longer. > > There is a cure for the older Macs. Several > companies > made various > DB15 to HD15 adaptors with either a row of DIP > switches or a > rotary knob to "trick" the Mac into thinking a fix > resolution > with sense pins monitor was connected. Only the more > expensive > ones would make a monitor with seperate synch work > with the > Macs that require synch-on-green. > > I think Griffin still makes the best of the monitor > adaptors. > It can connect almost any multisync monitor to any > Mac > that > doesn't directly support them. Unfortunately Griffin > is very > proud of their gizmo and wants around $50 for one. > > It will be total Fandemonium! > August (Fri) 4th, (Sat) 5th & (Sun) 6th, 2006 > http://www.fandemonium.org > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com > | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 > | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
