It occurs to me that if none of us can remember this thing, it has to be realy old. If it's really old and has 8 MBs of VRAM, it must have been really expensive.
Lots of really old pro monitors (For CAD/CAM applications) used RGB connectors. They were 'coax'-looking jacks of the type also used by so-called 'Thinnet', an Ethernet technology predating 10BT and RJ-45 connectors. Usually, a monitor had three of these jacks, one for R, one B, and one G. Different video cards used any number of connectors, (VGA, DB15, coax, sometimes even DB25, I think.) along with the appropriate adaptor cable, to split a video signal into those three channels. This mysterious plug is probably an extension of that, possibly for color correction. OT: The old lab of 486s in the Computer Science department my Freshman year used Thinnet. Apple's AAUI technology was adopted because it enabled the user to purchase any kind of tranciever they wanted - 10BT, Thinnet, or whatever was about to be invented - and use it with a single 'Ethernet' jack on their computer. It probably cut Apple's costs considerably, as there were at least three competing formats at the time, if memory serves. -David >When I brought the beast home, I also had a trunk-full of those old 14" >Apple color monitors. I hooked one up to the machine this particlar card >was installed in. The video worked perfectly. > >I just kept scratching my head and wondering what the heck the "cable" >connector was for. You may not even want this card. From what I can >tell, I think it only has 8-MB of VRAM installed on it, and it's all >soldered to the card. > >The circuit board is clearly marked on the upper-right-hand corner, >"Asante Technologies, Inc." > >This card has 4 relatively large disk-type capacitors and some HUGE >diodes (by today's standards). Upon really close inspection (under mild >magification) I see this card actually has two small adjustable >resistors (potentiometers). I have no clue about this card other than it >will drive a 13"-15" monitor. > >Allen -- 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
