At 1:31 PM -0700 5/29/02, Timothy Virkkala wrote: >Spiritus, you wrote: > >> They are commonly used for the serial output on >> contemporary ATX (Wintel) platforms. They were also used at one time for >> EGA monitors; I believe you can find some of these still on display in the >> Smithsonian. A useful link, with pictures, found after about 2 minutes of >> googling, is: >> >> http://www.techadvice.com/tech/D/db9-connector.htm > >Thanks for all this. I should have googled myself. (That should be First >Resort.) > >From this information I gather that this output cable from the SE/30 was >intended to go to an EGA monitor (whatever that is; I'll google for it, >though), and that it wouldn't hurt to put the Ethernet card into the SE/30 >running this monitor output... > >Is there any way to convert from DB9 to standard Mac monitor connector? >Would this computer run a standard Mac monitor - or a standard Wintel >monitor?
Odds are it's not for an EGA but for one of several One Page Displays that were made for the SE. They used non standard interfaces and the card and display have to be matched up. Looking at the card or using MacEnvy might tell you enough about the card to find out. Another possibility is it is connected to the SEs internal video and is designed to connect to an LCD overhead projector display. The only video "card" I know of on a Mac that worked with a EGA display was an adapter box that used a SCSI interface. It was originally intended for the Mac Plus but would presumably work with others too. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
