Re: Apple IIe Computer Woes

[buggie@capella.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

Apple IIE monitors are no sooooo cheap that there is no point at all in 
connecting a fuzzy TV!   Just buy a Monitor II and see a clear image!

These are available everywhere, but if you cant find one, I'll sell a 
WORKING Apple Monitor IIe for $25 plus UPS-ground shipping cost (likely 
$8-$10 depending on distance.)


Steve Buggie
200 College Rd.
Gallup NM 87301







rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
: CPJnDonnag writes ...
: > 
: > Recently, we acquired a couple of OLD Apple 11e Computers from our school,
: > as they were upgrading.
: > The problem is, we didn't get monitors, and were instructed that with the
: > right cables, we could hook them up to the kids' TVs.  I went to good old
: > Radio Shack and picked up (as instructed by the salesman.....) a couple of
: > Electronic TV/Game switches.  The plugs seem to fit in all the right
: > places, but that's about it.   Although we can see a very, very fuzzy MECC
: > image in the background, it appears to be mostly static, not a computer
: > image. ....
: >

:      A "TV/Game" switch is, usually, intended to switch RF (radio frequency) 
: signals. For example, in the "TV" position it connects the TV's antenna input 
: to the antenna; in the "Game" position it connects a game machine's or 
: computer's CH 3 or CH 4 output to the TV's antenna input (and, you need to set 
: the TV Channel selector to CH 3 or CH 4).

:      The reason your setup does not work is that the IIe does not output an RF 
: signal. It outputs composite video. Composite video is pure video information 
: like the kind output by a VCR through the standard 'Yellow' cable. If you 
: think you saw any kind of picture, it was, probably, a leak-through image from 
: some local TV broadcaster.

:      If your TV has a "Video In" plug, that is where you want to plug in the 
: IIe's video output. An alternative is to plug the IIe output into a VCR's 
: "Video In" and let the VCR take care of interfacing to the TV.

:      Getting an "RF Converter" ("TV Converter", etc.) module is another way to 
: go. However, you could end up wasting time and money better spent on just 
: getting a composite color monitor (like the Amdek Color-1) at a local Apple II 
: swap meet or a TV with a Video input. 
:         

: Rubywand