Re: VGA on an Apple IIGS

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <633kag$6oc$1@darla.visi.com>, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

> In article <19971028024900.VAA10050@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
> Andy2L <andy2l@aol.com> wrote:
> >Is there a card for the IIGS to allow it to use a VGA monitor?
> 
>    Yes, Sequential Systems' (www.sequential.com) SecondSight card does
> a fair to middling job (raw text it does best; graphical modes can be
> much more spotty) of emulating the GS's video modes and and allowing
> you to view it on a vga monitor. For the price of it, though, you
> could get a real GS monitor and get better (real, not subpar emulated)
> video quality.

Well, not quite. The modes that the Second Sight card emulates come out
much clearer and easier to look at than the regular IIgs monitor. The
card is a bit flakey though. It's not good with games and it causes my
IIgs to overheat. All in all I would say that most people would probably
be better off finding a used Apple monitor.

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