>From: "Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I'm looking for a new monitor to suit my PowerMac 9600MP, and have been >offered a Radius "Pivot Colour Display" at a good price. Unfortunately, the >seller knows nothing about the thing (he's a PC guy) and I haven't been >able >to dig up much about it on the internet, so I thought I'd ask a few >questions here: > >1. Can this thing be used on a PowerMac? Cool as it sounds, these types of >wierd monitor in my experience tend to be leftovers from the days when the >Mac II ruled the roost.
I have a Radius 15 color Pivot and have used it with the built in video on a 7100 and an 8500. Soft Pivot worked great with older systems - 7.5.5 and 7.6.1 But didn't work right with 8.1 and didn't work at all with anything later. >2. Does it require a special card? I thought it would, but then I've heard >that this type of monitor can also me used on a PC which would suggest >otherwise. Doesn't require it but works better. I've never seen a PCI based pivot card though, only Nubus and various PDS (LC and SE/30 types) >3. Does anyone know of I place I can learn more about these things? I >haven't had much luck at the usual suspects, but need to get back to the >guy >with an answer soon lest it slip away. If you need it I have the original soft pivot package with manual I could scan in. >4. Is there anything else I should know? Years ago before I became a mom, I worked at Adobe and we had several Pivots, they dropped like flies. Very high failure rate and as someone mention, they get dim. >5. Am I crazy for even considering this? I'm hoping that this monitor will >give me some flexability in a small footprint, plus I love even mildly >exotic hardware.... Don't know if I would call it a small footprint, The one I have is a tank. Renai _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
