Hello all! Apologies if this is a stupid question, but I've been hunting through the FAQ and online and haven't been able to find the answer.
I recently picked up an AppleColor RGB display from a thrift store for $10 and bought a DB15 monitor cable for $20 (yes, the cable did cost twice as much as the monitor!). I am trying to get the display to work with my IIsi and/or my Performa 636 so I can have an extra display instead of constantly having to unhook and rehook my regular NEC multisync monitor (which does work) whenever I want to start one of the older computers up. I was able to connect both and start them up using the DB15 cable (which was specifically marked for Mac II to Apple monitor connections). But on both computers, the display I get, after lots of fiddling with the buttons, is doubled -- two identical side by side displays, each showing almost (but not quite) the whole mac desktop, with a thick black bar running down the center. Any other turn of the buttons produces a screen full of static. Apart from being squished narrow, both display(s) respond normally -- the mouse pointer moves and clicks, menus drop down, etc. Anyone encountered this one before??? Is it a CRT problem? I've tried all the usual tricks like starting up with the shift key down, to make sure it is not an obvious software issue. The display is doubled from the moment the monitor lights up, even before the happy mac appears. I cannot quite figure out which RGB monitor I have, even after checking Apple's tech listings, but it says AppleColor RGB on the back and was made in 1987. Help! Looking forward to enlightenment, Sara (new to this repair stuff) -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
