Ernie wrote: > I have a chance to get a "supermac supermatch 20 plus" monitor. > > Can anyone tell me what I would need to do to it connect to my S900, > 233 PPC604e, OS9.1, two Video Cards: A Radius and a ATI Mach 64 . The > Radius came with the S900 from PowerOn. All I know about it is it is > lowend. I seem to remember some code name something like "Water > Fall?" associated with it when I lchecked it with Tattle Tech.
That's not the same SuperMac, but I used to work for that company, too, so it sounds vaguely familiar. I believe this was the 1990-ish Hitachi-based display, but I'm not certain. If it is, then it's not a very good display. None of SuperMac's non-Trinitron displays were very good, except for the Hitachi-based 21" monochrome and the SuperMatch 17. Personally, I wouldn't bother with it. The thing's about a decade old, and it wasn't great to begin with. You can get a better monitor brand new for about the same as it might cost to ship that one. Can you describe the video connections on the back? I believe it has three BNC (British Nautical Connector) plugs, or red, green (plus sync), and blue. If so, you'd need a 3-BNC cable (5-BNC would do, it's just overkill) with a plug that matches something on one of your video cards. And of course, you'd have to have a video source that can do sync on green. There are alternatives, but you should know what sort of connectors you have to work with on the monitor before you can realistically pursue them. Also, look for the Mmanufacturer's model number on the back. If it's a Sony, this will start with "GDM-". Also, check for a manufacturing date. SuperMac's last Field Service Manager is a good friend of mine, and may remember more details than I do. (Historical note: SuperMac Technology, Inc., who made that monitor, started out as Chang Labs in ~1986. They had some great products and some terrible ones. They were acquired and largely demolished by Radius in 1994. Two years later, Radius sold its Mac OS system line and the rights to the SuperMac name to Umax Data Systems or Taiwan, who subsequently spun off Umax Computer Corporation, which produced the SuperMac computers.) -Kennedy Brandt SuperMac Insider (http://home.earthlink.net/~supermac_insider/) -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
