Hi Paul
On 02/02/11 13:39, Paul Tansom wrote:
** Tim Allen<[email protected]> [2011-02-02 10:40]:
Well, end of an era - I've just disconnected a 1989 NEC Multisync 3D
- 22 years of continuous use and into it's fourth decade of
existence! Must be a record. Only reason I've pensioned it off is
because it's 110 Volt only and I could do with freeing up the
autotransformer it runs on.
** end quote [Tim Allen]
I can't quite manage that long, although I do still have my original Amiga 1500
monitor that works (not used for a while though) along with a couple of (as yet
untested) Philips CM 8833 units.
My main monitors are 1998 vintage Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400s, which are nice
as the have BNC input as well as D-sub, so I can have occaisional use machines
connected as well if needed an switch using the on screen menus. Sadly the one
on the right failed last night - and appears to be working again this morning -
so I think I'll either be dropping to a single 17" screen or needing a new one
soon. It was a replacement for another identical unit that started playing up,
and I still have that, so there's a temptation to try and combine the two into
a working one (the other had colour issues, this seems to be a power problem).
Likely not worth the hassle, but you never know!
I still have some mid 90's Iiyama's running, but I realise the '89
Multisync is only my third oldest monitor: I still have a 9 inch Hitachi
on my 1981 Nascom 2, but the winner is a 1979 Ferguson B&W portable TV,
bought for a UK101 (6502, 8k RAM). The Ferguson is still in daily use
after 33 years.
Cheers
Tim
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