Re: TV as monitor for Apple ][+

[hochstrasse@urz.unibas.ch]

In article <1tghl0INNu70@ub.d.umn.edu>, ajensen@ub.d.umn.edu (Andy Jensen) writes:
> 
> I just bought an old (obviously) Apple ][+ at an auction cheap ($20).  It
> came with a disk drive but no monitor.  I was wondering how you can connect
> it to a TV.  My GS manual says you need an RF modulator.  Is this true for
> the ][+ as well?  If so, any ideas where I can get one?  I checked my local
> Apple dealer but they don't deal Apple ][ stuff anymore and told me to call
> Apple directly.  (That sounds expensive, though.)  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.

Yup, you need an RF modulator for the ][. But there are some alternatives:
You can hook up your ][ directly to any NTSC composite monitor [those must
be dirt cheap these times]. If you have a VCR with a video-in connector
(coaxial connector) you can use this one too. Then you can watch 'Apple ]['
on the VCR channel of your TV! [In fact, I did the opposite too, use my
composite monitor as a VCR monitor]. I don't know of any RF modulator
made by Apple, except the one shipped with the //c. Perhaps some shops
for electronic components and kits still carry such a thing.

That's all I know about it. Hope, it helps...

--Urs

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