Re: Using an Amiga 1080 Monitor with the IIgs

[Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com>]

On May 26, 7:27 am, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com> wrote:
> "Tempest" <temp...@atariprotos.com> wrote in message news:a1467633-
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> 2d0c-421d-9fee-6c1ddba4a...@j9g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
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> > Over the weekend I came into possession of a mint looking Amiga 1080
> > monitor.  Since the Apple RGB monitor I use with my IIgs has seen
> > better days I thought I might use the 1080 with it.  From what I've
> > read this should be possible since they're both analogue RGB
> > monitors.  However when I went to go hook it up I discovered that
> > Apple monitor cable is not compatible with the 1080.  The 1080 has
> > a regular looking RGB port while the Apple has a much wider port.
> > Where can I get a cable that will allow me to hook up the 1080 to
> > the IIgs?
>
> Here are the pin to pin connections you need to make the cable.
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> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2MONITOR.html#015
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> > Is the 1080 a better monitor to use or should I look into getting
> > another Apple RGB monitor?  The 1080 looks like it has a slightly
> > bigger screen which is already a big plus in my book.
>
> From what I can gather it is practically the same monitor.
>
> Bill

I agree with all that is said, as I use a 1084s-d on my kids Apple
IIgs (which should be very similar to a 1080). The only proviso that I
will add is that if your 1080 is one of the older variety, you may
have synch issues if you simply follow the process outlined in the
Apple II FAQ. When making the cable for my (older model) 1084s, I had
to put a variable resistor (a 200Ohm pot) into the cable to drive the
synch levels down.

For reference, here is the thread in which I was seeking help (and got
it!):
http://groups.google.com.au/group/comp.sys.apple2/browse_frm/thread/7a9c31b72c99fa88

Post 14 by Michael Majon outlines the mod I ended up performing which
resolved my synch issues.

Hopefully you won't need to do this, but if you do, you are now armed
with the knowledge!

Cheers,
Mike