At 20:54 -0400 on 12/09/02, Sara Johnson wrote: >The guys at the store said I most probably have not a Macintosh monitor but >a monitor that was designed to work only with the Apple IIGS. They said >that the first color monitor designed to be used with a Macintosh II wasn't >made until 1988, and I knew mine was dated 1987. They said that the weird >double display was a symptom of the monitor not being able to properly read >the Macintosh RGB signal. > >Once I got home and looked at it again, I could see that the design was very >similar to the 1987 monochrome monitor that goes with my Apple IIe. Alas, I >can't even use the IIgs monitor with the IIe as it has a different kind of >connector and, according to the store guys, a different kind of video! > >They happened to have a 1992 13 inch RGB monitor lying around, so I bought >that for $20 and have confirmed that it works perfectly with the cable I >originally bought, with both computers. Problem solved. > >Darn... now I have to go out and find a IIGS so I can use the monitor I got >from the thrift store. :-P
Interestingly enough - and this is probably why we were so confused - Apple made a monitor called the "AppleColor High-Resolution RGB" monitor, and I, at least, thought that's what you were referring to. It's a 640x480 fixed-frequency 13" monitor with a Trinitron tube in it and it's a heckuva nice (if somewhat heavy) monitor. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- 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
