Re: Can a IIGS monitor be used with a Mac?

[paulp@netmanage.com (Paul Pietromonaco)]

In article <jd-wong-2005960203030001@berlin-4.slip.uiuc.edu>, jd-wong@uiuc.edu says...
>
>In article <4np2sc$311@crcnis3.unl.edu>, gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Greg
>Berigan) wrote:
>
>> try4lor@wolfe.net (Oliver Rokoff) wrote:
>> 
>> >I have an AppleColor RGB monitor i'd like to connect to a Mac IIsi. Is this
>> >possible? A standard 15pin mac cable does't seem to work. All I get is 
>> >a black screen. The monitor works fine when connected to the IIGS. Do I 
>> >need to build a cable? Any info would be greatly appreciated!
>> 
>> Nope.  I don't think the IIgs's RGB monitor will work with any other
>> Apple computer other than the Apple IIgs.
>
>I thought this for a long time; as it turns out, it's incorrect, or so I'm
>told.  Allegedly, the _original_ Mac II video card will work with a IIgs
>monitor.  I've never tried it, however, not owning one of the video cards
>in questions.
>
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>
Actually, it's not the Original Mac II video card, but card that came out 
immediately afterwards.  (It's called the Apple High Resolution Video card, I think.) 
I tried both cards, and the Macintosh II video card wouldn't work,
but the Apple High Resultion would.  The problem is, it picks the *worst* refresh
rate you've ever seen, *with* interlacing.  Aaarrrggghh!!!!! You'll go blind in a short
order if you set this up.  It looks really bad, but it does work.
     Later,
     Paul

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