Re: Using an RGB monitor (non-IIgs) on a IIgs

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livepoet@together.net (Kevin Smith) wrote:

>I've got a pretty old laptop, and on its back it has a 9-pin RGB in
>port.  Would it be possible to use this monitor as a replacement to
>the standard monitor that comes with a IIgs?  I've been toying with
>the idea of making a portable system, and using an LCD screen would be
>a great asset.

I don't think it'll work because the IIGS generates analog
RGB and the 9-pin monitor you refer to sounds like CGA
(which is digital RGB).  Analog RGB can transmit an
unlimited number of colors while CGA is limited to 4, I
think.

However, you might want to check out Tony Diaz's web
site http://www.apple2.org/ for more info since he has
stuffed two IIGS units into portable cases.