Re: Second Sight (using a switch box)

[at217@chebucto.ns.ca (Michael Hackett)]

Matt Portune (mportune@eimages.com) wrote:
> In article <01bc45d0$4220ef20$0264edcc@default>, "Barry Rees" <Barry.Rees@prodigy.net> wrote:
> >I plan to share a SVGA monitor between my wife's AST 486 and the Apple 
> >IIGS.
>  Nope, all you need is a switchbox, and a standard SVGA extender cable. 
>  My GS and my PC share a Philips 15" SVGA monitor via switchbox with no 
> problems.

Just be sure to get high quality cables and a HQ switchbox, particularly
if the monitor is 15" or larger and uses resolutions higher than 800x600.
Some of the cheap cables can't handle the higher bandwidth of these modes
and cause "ghosting" of the screen image, making it very hard to read
text. I was unable to find a switch box that could handle 1024x768 for
under $100. Hopefully, your needs are more modest.