Re: RGB card for IIe

["Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com>]

"Martin Doherty" <martin.doherty@undisclosed.com> wrote in message 
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> Knut Roll-Lund wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm considering to buy an RGB/80-columns card for my IIe.
>>
>> Will a card from USA would work for me in my European Apple IIe?
>>
>> I think of the frequencies... My IIe is for 50Hz power and outputs a 50Hz 
>> signal for video. Americans use 60Hz for power and video. So would an RGB 
>> card from US output 60Hz video in my machine which would be incompatible 
>> with a European monitor?
>>
>> If this is a problem, would it be possible to modify the card to 50Hz (by 
>> changing a crystal or something like that)?
>>
>> Knut
>
> When you say "European monitor", which monitor are you intending to use?
>
> Do you have an AppleColor 100 RGB monitor (model A9M0308)?  As far as I 
> know, this is the only monitor that will work with the Apple //e Extended 
> 80-column text/AppleColor adaptor card. This monitor uses digital TTL RGB 
> signals - you won't get good results if you try to use an analog RGB 
> monitor like the one sold for the IIGS.
>
> Unfortunately I don't have the manual for this monitor, but the label on 
> the back says "Model A9M0308, 115 VAC, 60Hz, 1 Amps"
    Are you sure that AppleColor 100 RGB monitor (model A9M0308) will work 
Apple //e's RGB card with 80 column?  You may know that there are some CGA 
Mitsubishi monitor probably work with RGB card, but they can't be certain if 
it is TTL or analog signal.

Bryan Parkoff