Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 10:46 AM Stefan Skoglund wrote: > > You have one the ECL one ie (i think) bwtwo. > > https://www.sun3arc.org/FEH/CPU/3_60.phtml Ahh, so it's built onto the board itself. Cool. I'll see about what it would take to convert it to something else; might be a good Verilog project. Might see about using the project Al mentioned for inspiration. Thanks! Kyle
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
fre 2018-12-07 klockan 08:07 -0600 skrev Kyle Owen via cctalk: > Upon closer inspection, it appears as though I have no frame buffer. > Drats. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/ariFxb8xggERExkU9 > > Anyone have a spare that would work? > > Thanks, > > Kyle You have one the ECL one ie (i think) bwtwo. https://www.sun3arc.org/FEH/CPU/3_60.phtml
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
Upon closer inspection, it appears as though I have no frame buffer. Drats. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ariFxb8xggERExkU9 Anyone have a spare that would work? Thanks, Kyle
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
On 12/6/18 10:45 AM, Kyle Owen via cctalk wrote: > What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a Sun > 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of any > means of doing so. > > Thanks! > > Kyle > http://tenoxvga.tenox.net/ https://github.com/tenox7/tenoxvga could be a starting point
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 2:31 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 2:29 PM Ethan Dicks wrote: > > > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 1:45 PM Kyle Owen via cctalk > > wrote: > > > What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a > Sun > > > 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of > any > > > means of doing so. > > > > Kyle, which framebuffer do you have? > > Kyle, > > To be more clear, since you mentioned "TTL mono" in your subject line, > do you have a bwtwo or something else? > > -ethan > I have had a lot of mono monitors that might have worked, went through them all, did not find it as easy as I would have hoped and I presently don't think I have one that synchs. Jon Chapman should know. b
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 2:29 PM Ethan Dicks wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 1:45 PM Kyle Owen via cctalk > wrote: > > What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a Sun > > 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of any > > means of doing so. > > Kyle, which framebuffer do you have? Kyle, To be more clear, since you mentioned "TTL mono" in your subject line, do you have a bwtwo or something else? -ethan
Re: Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 1:45 PM Kyle Owen via cctalk wrote: > What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a Sun > 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of any > means of doing so. Kyle, which framebuffer do you have? Here's a shot of the color framebuffer http://www.obsolyte.com/sunPICS/sun3/color360r.jpg The old monochrome framebuffers used ECL signals, IIRC, and that plus the refresh rate might be problematic with modern displays. I also have a 3/60 that is sitting out on my bench that would love to learn the answer to this question. Earlier this year I finally got a Sun3 keyboard (yes... one can make a Sun4 to Sun3 passive adapter, but I never got around to it) and somewhere I have an optical mouse with the modular jack that goes with it (again, an adapter can be made). Absent the answer, I was planning on starting out with a SCSI drive (or an ESDI drive in a Sun3 shoebox) and a serial terminal, just to get the machine running something. All of my real Sun experience starts with the SPARC1 in the early 90s. I didn't really get to play with the Sun3 line when it was current. -ethan
Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors
What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a Sun 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of any means of doing so. Thanks! Kyle