Re: IIgs / Duo Disk / Monitor 100 compatibility question

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Greg Cifu (gcifuREMOVETHISSTUFF@hughesANDTHISSTUFF.net) wrote:

: What I want to do with it is a complete "beige" retro GS. In keeping with
: that theme I'd like to use a DuoDisk and my motorized tilt monitor...which
: leads me to the questions:

: Will the GS motherboard control the DuoDisk right from the motherboard or
: must I install the card (seems like a waste of a port)? If it will, can I
: cascade a 3.5 either before or after it?

Yes.  If you add a 3.5 drive, hook up the 3.5 drive first and daisy-chain
the Duo off of it.  There is a hardware mod for the Duo, requiring the
clipping of a resistor to keep the power draw down, but I don't have the
details handy (I've done that to all of my Duos already).

You'll have problems finding a compatible beige 3.5" drive, though.

: Same question on the monitor. If memory serves me it's the Color Monitor
: 100 and features the motorized tilt. It uses a dedicated RGB card and a
: similar cable to the GS. Will the GS directly drive that monitor or must I
: also install the card?

I *think* that is a digital RGB monitor, so it won't work with the GS
video port.  Sorry, you'll have to use the card.  As I recall, that
monitor had an ugly red anyway...  8-(

: I'm pretty sure there wasn't an appropriate beige ADB mouse or 3.5" drive
: but hey, I can always use the yellowed ones in my collection, right? ;-)

That, or perhaps you could stick ADB guts into an older mouse...

: Heck, I have a Profile and controller card. I might just go to the trouble
: of installing that instead of SCSI just to complete the beige-hardware /
: new-meets-old ensemble. What do you think?

Sounds like a neat idea!  8-)

Bonus:  You get a really nice keyboard for your GS.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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