Re: Can a PC CGA monitor be used on a IIe?

[raymac@crl.com (Raymond D. McAnally)]

Ron Kneusel (rkneusel@post.its.mcw.edu) wrote:


: I suspect that it can provided there is an appropriate 
: card in the Apple.  Is this what the Second Sight card
: is for?  I have a spare CGA monitor laying around and
: would like to use it if I could.

: So, assuming my hunch is correct, what do I need to use
: the CGA monitor?

What you need is either an old Video 7 extended 80 column card with CGA 
output or an AE RAMWorks card with the optional colorlink card 
piggybacked to it. I have both. The colorlink card has the advantage of 
allowing you to select the text color you want to use on the screen when 
using programs like AppleWorks. Also, the RAMWorks card allows for up to 
1 meg on the card without additional cards. The Video 7 card is nice if 
you have a monitor with a color selector switch and don't need the 
additional RAM. One of my //e's has a PC Transporter, and I use that 
memory for both AppleWorks and Copy II Plus. To my knowledge, there is no 
CGA card that will also work with the PC Transporter if you happen to 
also have that installed.

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