--- NODEraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To my experience, the video adapters won't work at > all with the older > LC series. You need a genuine Apple RGB monitor.
Some of the older multi frequency monitors (NEC MultiSync in particular) with BNC and DB9* or HD15 connectors can be switched between seperate synch or synch on green, thus will work on an older Mac with a simple sense pin switching adaptor. ISTR laying eyes on one with a seperate switch for Mac mode. The other solution is an adaptor that can "split" the synch signal from the green output to use a monitor with seperate synch line. I think there are ones other than the $$$ one made by Griffin. Then of course the monitor must support the Mac's scan frequencies, which are slightly "off" from what PCs use at those resolutions. (Then there's the totally "un-PC" 832x624 resolution.) *Only 8 wires are needed for analog RGB monitors. Some early VGA monitors used a DB9 on the monitor with a 9 to HD15 pin cable for connecting to a PC's VGA card or a 9 to DB15 cable for Macintosh, or flip a switch and use a 9 to 9 cable for connecting to a text only, Hercules, CGA or EGA TTL type PC videocard. What is a bit difficult is finding one of those all in one monitors (with or without TTL video support) that has a .28 dot pitch CRT. Lots of them were .3 or worse and have horrible picture quality. I have an NEC MultiSynch with BNC connectors, It's out in the storage building, in the freezing cold, so I'm not gonna run out and report back on what all other connectors and switches it has, or if it supports TTL. I do know it's one with at least a .28 dot pitch CRT, but in the several times I've searched, I never could find any info about the model number. I think I might have used it with my IIci with Turbo 601. It was my bench monitor for a long time, but it couldn't support higher refresh rates, and it slews the picture sideways with different resolutions. (Handy-dandy horizontal adjustment knob right on the front!) 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
