Re: A Few Apple II questions...

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

In article <7ob3n9$hb8$1@chakotay.ncc74656.org>,
salfter@chakotay.ncc74656.org (Scott Alfter) wrote:

> In article <labelas-0408990141100001@host-209-214-27-172.psl.bellsouth.net>,
> Labelas Enoreth <labelas@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >1> I have a Numeric Pad IIe. I originally thought this was for the mac
> >plus because of the way it looked, but then saw the D(...um...B?...I know
> >there's a big thing here about DB, DD, DE, etc...) connector on the cable.
> >Then I went and looked at my IIe's...the two platinums have the num pad
> >built-in already and the older beige one only has the internal connector.
> >So, which IIe was this supposed to hook up to?
> 
> It's intended for older IIes.  I use mine with my "stealth GS."  Your keypad
> should've come with an adapter cable that installs inside the computer that
> goes from the DB-15 (to be bolted to the back panel) to whatever type of
> connector is on the motherboard (some kind of single in-line connector, but
> I don't remember how many pins).
Ohh. Nope, mine didn't come with an adaptor cable of any kind. I just
assumed somewhere along the line there was a IIe which had a back-panel
connection for the NumPad. Thinking about it though, I can't think of one.
Guess it's another piece of 'gee, glad I have it, too bad it's not very
useful' equipment like the mostly-complete but not totally PCT card in my
IIgs.

> >2> Was there and apple-made RGB monitor for use with the IIe (with a RGB
> >card of course)...does the AppleColor RGB (used with my IIgs) monitor work
> >with the IIc?
> 
> Not from Apple...the Color Monitor IIe was a composite monitor.  With an
> analog RGB card (usually an add-on for a memory card such as a RamWorks),
> you could use the AppleColor RGB.  I think the Apple II Video Overlay Card
> will also allow you to hook up an RGB monitor...in fact, it has the same
> graphics hardware as the IIGS, so it might be a way to boost the graphics
> capability of your IIe.  Some RGB cards also provided digital RGB, which you
> could use with any CGA monitor.  A more recent development is the Second
> Sight, which will let you use a readily-available VGA monitor.  It's kinda
> spendy, though.  (For a IIGS, I'd recommend hunting around for an older VGA
> monitor that syncs down to the GS's refresh rate all by itself...I use an
> NEC MultiSync 3D with mine.)
Hmmm.

Well, thanks everyone for all the info...