You can connect a Mac monitor to a NeXT Color slab . Use one of the multisync models as the NeXT is a fixed frequency video mode 1120x832, 75dpi @ 68hz and is a little different from the Mac mode. You may have to open the monitor and adjust the vertical and horizontal size to properly fill the screen. I'm not positive of this, but I had to readjust the NeXT monitor after it had been tweaked for use with the Mac, so the converse may be true. YMMV. The slab puts out the +-12v to the soundbox to power the keyboard, mouse and interface circuit board in the soundbox, but the voltage isn't passed thru to the color monitor. I verified this with a voltmeter on my own Turbo Color slab with N4006 monitor and ADB soundbox. All you need to connect is the three coaxial leads. Beware that the monitor need to be able to handle sync-on-green. I'm not sure what the Mac monitor expects. You can hack up a sync-on-green to seperate sync adapter, do a search on comp.sys.next.hardware for details.
BTW, there are two versions of the NeXT 21" color monitor. One is a BNC commection and needs a NeXT BNC to 13w3 cable adapter, one is straight 13w3. I have an example of both. The monitor that I have that was used with the Mac was the BNC version, but the Mac cable that came with the monitor was a DB-15 to 13w3 cable. so the NeXT 13w3 N206.300 adapter was used. This adapter only has the coaxial leads connected to the monitor. All other pins are dead ended in the adapter. James http://webpages.charter.net/jrice54/classiccomp2.html >Ok, so far we know that it is possible to connect a Monitor, which has BNC= > to a Mac that has only DB-15. But does=20 >that mean that we can also connect a Monitor that has only DB-15 to a NeXT= > that has only 13w3 after soldering a=20 >DB-15 to 13w3 adapter=3F > >Is a DB-15 to 13w3 possible=3F I know that the Apple 21" Display and the 15"= > portrait monitor were both connected=20 >via 13w3. I have seen adapters for Sun monitors, made for the purpose to c= >onnect these workstation monitors to=20 >ordinary PCs, but could some connect a Multiscan PC monitor to the Sun (or= > SGI or NeXT) workstation=3F *That*=20 >would match the situation I am in. > >What I am interested in is (where is my Volt-meter=3F Grrr) if the NeXT Colo= >rStation=B4s power supply also sends the=20 >relatively high voltage of 12V 2 Ampere through the video cable, like seen= > on the mono stations. > >-Peter > -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
