Re: IIgs monitor on Mac?

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <5drjla$euv@darla.visi.com>, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

> In article <3301348C.E78@maine.maine.edu>,
> Tobias Beal  <tbeal41@maine.maine.edu> wrote:
> >I have an Apple RGB monitor from a IIgs system-  does anyone out there
> >know if this monitor can be used with a Mac system?  I'm a (*gulp*) PC
> >person-  I understand the technical stuff, but I've got limited
> >experience with Macs.  Please fill me in!  Thanks in advance,
> 
>    Apparently it'll work only if you have the original Mac Nubus
> [Erroneous comment deleted] hires display card, and then it'll be an
> interlaced (*puke*) display.

Actually it only works with one specific NuBus video card: the so-called
"high-resolution" card. It's not likely that you'll find one easily, so
the answer to your question (practically) is no.

If the Mac to which you were hoping to attach the IIgs monitor is a centris/
quadra model or more recent, you can buy an adapter for about $15 that will
allow you to plug a multiscan VGA monitor into the Mac. Unfortunately you
do have to live with the crummy image produced by the low-refresh rate
you get with this method. I'm using an IBM SVGA monitor on my Centris 650
right now at 800x600 56Hz. I can actually see the screen flicker, but it's
possible to live with it.

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