Knut Roll-Lund wrote:
Michael J. Mahon wrote:Warren Ernst wrote:Bryan Parkoff wrote:Hello,What if NTSC monitor and television become obsolete? The manufacturer stops making NTSC. It is going to replace HDTV. How can we overcome NTSCproblem? The answer is to use VGA monitor.Bryan, Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but let me use your words for another set of statements: "Hey guys, what if the Apple II becomes obsolete? Apple stops making Apple II's. How can we overcome the Apple II problem?" Needless to say, we overcome the Apple II being obsolete by sticking together and taking advantage of the fact that Apple made One Jillion Apple II computers that nobody else places much value on. NTSC monitors will be the same thing: though obsolete, an unimaginable amount have been built over the decades, and by users sticking together, we'll probably have access to them for the remainder of ourlives.I'm glad you said that, Warren--I was biting my typing fingers. ;-) I suppose it's to be expected that folks still entranced by the Apple II would be dreamers and a bit impractical, but there are few enough of us left that we should try to avoid being distracted by imagined problems.For me it is already a problem, since I'm in the wrong part of the world (in this regard). I have an abundance of multisync monitors and I have some old monochrome monitor too but a color monitor that can do readable 80col text is unobtainable. So to overcome this I made a CGA adapter for the IIe RGB card since I have a CGA monitor (actually belonging to a 286). Old monitors is a problem here. I would like to get a card that could do colors like NTSC but with a bandwidth capable of 80col on a multisync monitor.
The AppleColor Composite monitor is a fine solution. They are still pretty widely available, but international shipping is always a consideration.
I see the SVGA card replace my RGB card as a good solution that will give me the enjoyment of running my Apple IIe many years into the future. (Not VGA because I would like it to use 600 or 768 lines modes if not more and I'd like it to emulate NTSC colors.) (It could go in the aux slot or a normal slot).
This is a worthwhile project, and one which preserves the utility of the thousands of existing Apple II programs and systems. I'd be happy to see a high-quality solution to this problem. -michael New, faster SUDOKU v2.0 solver for Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."