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Re: Mystery (was Apple //e w/o Color)
- Subject: Re: Mystery (was Apple //e w/o Color)
- From: pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)
- Date: 9 Sep 2000 12:15:29 +0200
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Svensk Amat|rAstronomisk F|rening (SAAF)
- References: <8p83l6$p1p$1@broadway.news.is-europe.net> <8pck92$dtc$1@broadway.news.is-europe.net> <39B9F85D.DA540642@swbell.net>
- Xref: supernews.google.com comp.sys.apple2:1397
In article <39B9F85D.DA540642@swbell.net>,
Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> Regarding the no-color problem, are you sure you have a PAL-compatible
> monitor? (One check would be to see how the monitor works displaying video
> from a PAL VCR.)
>
> If you are sure the monitor works correctly with PAL color and that it
> is set to display color, then, suspicion falls upon the cable connecting the
> monitor to the //e and the //e itself. A cable which acts like a heavy
> capacitive load or one which has a high resistance in the signal path might
> kill the Color signal.
Such a cable would also kill the finer detail of the B&W signal, making
the image appear fuzzy.
> Otherwise, the problem may be a messed up Color/Mono switch or a
> socketed IC which has some pins which are making poor contact. (You could try
> scootching up and resocketing any socketed IC's.)
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