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

[gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Greg Berigan)]

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 expected this when I got my PowerMac 7500/100, but I did notice
documentation with that computer that said it would work with _all_
Apple monitors.  Incorrect.  It won't use the IIgs's monitor and it
won't work with any other Apple II monitor (like those old green-phosphor
monitors).  The 8500 though could use it, since it comes with a video
out port.

It should have said, "all _Macintosh_ monitors", but I suspect not even
that would be true.  Probably have to add "external" to the phrase, as I
don't think you'd have much success hooking up a Mac 512K's monitor.

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