Re: IIgs monitor?

[jmholmes@swbell.net (John)]

Ok, here's a question for ya...

Will model A2M6014 work on a IISi??

In article <38977911.6C1D@seidata.com>, jcountry@seidata.com wrote:
>If you really have an Apple High Resolution 13" RGB Monitor (Model
>M0401)...it was made for Macs.  Note that it takes a special cable
>(590-4161-A [5ft long cable] or 590-0161-A [3 ft long cable])  to work
>on those.  This was an expensive, heavy monitor for its day, and still
>the one I prefer to use on older macs...IICx, IICi, IISi, etc. due to
>its sharp, clear picture and good color.  They also seem to be very well
>made and durable...I've seen very few with major problems.
>
>The Apple IIGS monitor is the AppleColor RGB, also 13 inch, but model
>A2M6014 and uses cable 590-0536-A.
>
>These are easily distinguished visually, as the back of the IIGS montior
>is curved in the horizontal plane...while the mac monitor is more of a
>cube, with a flat back.  
>
>Which one do you have?
>
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>Edhel Iaur, Esq. wrote:
>> 
>> I was recently given an AppleColor High Resolution Monitor by a friend
>> who said it works on IIgs's--Using my IIgs's monitor cable, we
>> connected it to my IIgs, and got a VERY messed up version of what we
>> were supposed to see (it looked like a real bad refresh-rate
>> mismatch).  So we tried it on my Mac LC 475, also using my IIgs
>> monitor cable.  The monitor stayed black.
>> 
>> Is this monitor usable on the IIgs, or what?  Or is it just broken?
>> Does this monitor require a special cable?