Re: Using a Mac monitor on a GS?

[Steve Jensen <sjensen@primenetyourknife.com>]

Mitchell Spector <spec@vax2.concordia.ca> writes:
: In article pelagic@no.spam (Pelagic) writes...

: >I have a "Macintosh 12" RGB Display" with a 15-pin "D"
: >shell connector; when I plug this into a GS I get a blurry
: >picture that seems out of synch.

:     That is exactly the problem, the horizontal scanning
: frequency is going to be out of synch on an Apple IIgs.
: The Macintosh RGB monitor works at VGA frequency -- 30 kHz
: or higher, and it cannot do anything lower. The Apple IIgs
: outputs its video at an NTSC rate which is 15.75 kHz.
<snip>

I have a Sony CPD-1302 multisynch monitor I'd like to try on a GS.
Has anyone done this?  I have a Mac 9-15 pin cable.  Here's some
specs:
 
   Maximum Resolution:
   Up to 800x600, 60 Hz
   Max Mac:
 
   Scan Rates:
   Horizontal scan: 15-34 Khz
   Vertical refresh: 50-100 Hz
   Bandwidth: 25 Mhz
   Mac Adapter:
   Video Signal:
   Signal type: Analog / Digital
   Sync: Green
 
   Physical Specifications:
   Type of connector: 9 pin
   Tilt & swivel base: Optional
   Net weight: 32
   Dimensions: 13.0x14.6x16.4
   Monitor Type:
   Multisync/Multiscan
 
   CRT Attributes:
   CRT size: 13
   Image size: 10.75x8.2
   Technology: Aperture grill
   Picture tube: Color
   Phosphor:
   Dot pitch: .25 mm
 
   User Controls: [Analog]
   BR, CT
 
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