Re: Color Composite monitor for platinum IIe

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Sean Fahey wrote:
> I have platinum colored Monitor II (green) and Color Monitor IIe - they 
> both sit on my machines quite nicely without overhang or stability 
> problems.
>
> What's the part number on yours?

It's an A2M6020.

The depth of the base of the monitor is 11.5", with an additional
1.5" protrusion behind the back of the base.  The plane of the
screen is about 0.5" in front of the front of the base.

The flat part of the Apple II case is about 8" in depth (with 6.5"
being the depth of the indented part of the case).

Although it can be stacked on top of a //e, I wouldn't want the
screen any closer than the start of the flat part of the case.
In that position, the back "feet" are off the //e, and the total
overhang in the back (for wall clearance) is about 6".

The center of gravity is dominated by the screen itself, so I
wouldn't expect any stability problems, but it would be good to
stick on two more "feet" to make contact with the rear of the
//e case.

My point is that it is much more ungainly than a much thinner
monochrome monitor, which fits neatly on the flat of the //e case.

-michael

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