Video7 Success

[mojoehand <mojoehand@gmail.com>]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I finally got it working.

About a year ago, I found an Apple II card that was labeled Amdek and
Video7. This was obviously some type of RGB card. I asked about this
card here, did lots of research and experiments, but was never able to
get anything from the card.

Yesterday, I once again Googled for info on RGB cards and came across
a more recent posting about a card that sounded like the one I have.
It mentioned a red and blue wire. Someone eventually did post where
these two wires go. Now, I don't have any red or blue wires on my
card, just a two-pin header where such wires would attach.

With this new knowledge in hand, I figured I'd try once more with my
IIe. First attempt - nothing. Swap the two wires and I have video!!!

Here are two pictures. The first is the normal, composite signal, as
shown on an LCD screen. The colors on the LCD are actually more
vibrant than the photo shows. The second picture is the Video7 card
attached to my GS monitor. You will note that the red/green signals
are swapped. I'll have to made a cable to swap those.

http://i43.tinypic.com/biqtn8.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/1zyeosx.jpg

With this card in slot 7, once I get a CF card and a clock card for
this IIe, I'm really going to be short on slots :-)