I can't say for sure for the //c+, but I'd bet it's the same as the //c. The //c has two video ports: a *monochrome* composite output in the form of an RCA, and a custom audio/video connector in the form of a DB-15, *incompatible* both with the //gs and the Mac II's video ports. The DB-15 port had analogue audio and monochrome video signals, plus the raw digital signal from the video circuits and several memory and video timming signals. Taken together, they could be used to add video circuitry outside the case to expand the //c's video capabilities and use different kinds of monitors. AFAIK, there were at least three kinds of adapters/devices that plugged into that port. One was included with the //c (at least with *my* //c): a composite color video generator and RF modulator in a single "backpack" that fitted over the connector. Other was the //c's LCD monitor (it got both video signals and power from that connector). And there was also an adapter that allowed to use //gs-style RGB monitors.
Answering in short: if you only have the //c, you can use it with any composite monitor or TV set with video input, but you will only get black and white (i.e., no grays). If you have the "backpack", you can use any composite monitor or TV as a grayscale or color display. And with the RGB adapter, you will be able to use any //gs color monitor. Of course, color TVs often don't have enough video bandwidth and tube quality to sharply display 80-column text or black and white DHGR graphics, but will be nice anough for playing games :-) . About the RAM expansion board for the //c, I think they show from time to time at eBay, most times as 256 kb boards expandable to 1 Mb. If that's the case, you'll have to buy the board and then get the chips to fill it to it's full capacity (they doesn't take SIMMs!). Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> Nat ha escrito: > Speaking of the Apple IIC+... > > What kind of monitors can I use with an Apple IIc+? I would like to hook up > something better than the 9" "green-screen" monochrome monitor that is > usually standard. I don't really care about size, I just want to have > color. Keep in mind that I know nothing about what kind of video outputs > the IIc+ has (I haven't received it yet). > > Currently the only Apple II's I've ever owned have been IIgs's. I don't > know much about the older systems, except that we used Apple IIe's in school > when I was young and one of my friends during that period had an Apple IIc. > His had that 9" green-screen. > > anyway, as I understand things, it *is* possible to hook up some sort of > color monitor to a IIc, but I've been told the color RGB monitor from a IIGS > won't work. Were there special IIc-only color monitors for these things? > What kind of video out connections does the IIc+ have? > > also, how difficult is it to find the RAM expansion that boosts the IIc+ up > to the 1MB maximum? > > Thanks, > Nat -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
