On Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:10:51 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> Hello Folks:
<snip>
>> it says Mitsubishi and "color monitor". A data plate on the
>> back identifies it as a model AUM 1381 A, and manufactured in 1988.
>> Also there are a couple of I/O ports on the back. One says "TTL". The
>> other says "Analog". And there is also an array of five or six little
>> knobbies you can turn and adjust.
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> Well, that monitor is certainly fancier than anything I have. I would suspect
> that all you might need would be a VGA extension cable to run it in VGA (analog)
> mode - but that depends on the conectors you found.
> Tell me, does the TTL connector have 9 pin positions in two rows (4 and 5) with
> possibly only 6 positions used ? (Pins NOT sockets)
No, it is a socket for a nine-pin connector, two rows.
> And the Analog connector has 15 pin positions in three rows (5,5 and 5) with
> only maybe 11 in use ? (Again, pins NOT sockets)
As I recall, it looked like it has about 15 holes, or possibly more.
Two rows. Not pins sticking out, but a socket.
> If either or both are the case (unused position count not important) then the
> extension cable is the way to go - but you will have a hard time finding a TTL
> extension cable these days. If you do, then you will also need a Hercules card.
> I hope all the knobbies are labeled. <g>
All the little knobbies were labeled, but I didn't try to strain my eyesight
to read what they said. The labels were stamped onto the gray plastic case,
and lighting conditions were dim.
This monitor also has an RF connector labeled "VIDEO IN"
> Good luck.
Thanks for wishing me good luck, but I don't want to start plugging
stuff in to it and leave it up to very hazarded guesses as to what
connector is for what. When I don't know what I am doing, it is often
best just not to do it, no matter how strong a penchant I might have
for conducting experiments. If I don't know what it does, I'm not going
to mess with it. Now, if only I had a manual.......
Sam Heywood
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