Re: Apple ][e Video Card

[Osgeld <osgeld@cheesefactory.us>]

On Mar 28, 9:39 pm, mspangler <mspang...@gemsi.com> wrote:
> On Mar 28, 6:39 am, Sean Fahey <a2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 27, 9:11 pm, "Ed.Or...@gmail.com" <ed.or...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I am looking for an VGA or SVGA or S-Video interface card for my
> > > Apple ][e.
>
> > You *might* hear updated news about the RAMWorks II/III VGA-interface
> > during KFest this July.
>
> > I wouldn't bother with a SecondSight -- you won't get very much bang
> > for the $200-$400 sellers usually want for them.
>
> How about a jump to DVI? VGA will be fading fast. VGA is fading fast,
> what am I saying. The price of flat screens is dropping all the time.
> Old CRT's are still around, but there are multiple inputs on most flat
> panels. Of course one of them is VGA, which makes the opposite case.
>
> But how much harder (or easier) would it be to do a DVI card instead
> of a VGA card? Especially on a IIe, where you have direct access to
> video memory?

1 its a lvds signal so that instantly doubles the headache, 2 DVI has
space in it for backwards compatibility with VGA, yep there is a VGA
connector (electrically) in there, weather its hooked up in your
monitor or not is a different story but its suppose to be