On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:30:39 EDT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
> In a message dated 6/12/02 9:57:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
>
> <<
> 1) I'm looking into buying a used Quadra 950 from an auction my company
>
> holds each year to get rid of old computers. I need to know if I can
connect
>
> a PC VGA monitor to it. If I need a special adapter, can anyone tell me
the
>
> name so I can look for it on eBay?
> >>
>
> A PC multiscan monitor and a PC (HD-15)-to-Mac (DB-15) "dongle" will do
the
> job.
>
> A non-multiscan, say one which is 640 x 480 VGA only, will not work.
>
[much excellent discussion of PPC upgrades following...]
Just for the record, Quadras can run a non-multiscan VGA fine, if the
monitor supports 640 x 480 at 60 Herz, or 800 x 600 at 56 Hz, & the adaptor
supports that setting. I've done it with a 650 on several occasions...it's
just that, generally speaking, only a multi-scan monitor, among those made
specifically for PCs, will run the Mac-specific 640 x 480 at 67 Hz, & 832 x
624 at 75 Hz.
Now, whether you'd actually *want* to do that at such a low scan rate, is
another question...at 60 Herz or under, your eyes are in for a whole lotta
hurtz...
--
Over,
Jutso
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