Re: Different Monitors

[lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach)]

bongini@law3.law.ucla.edu (STEPHEN BONGINI) writes:
> 
> 	I recently tried to hook my //c+ up to my gs monitor and nothing 
> happened.  The computer would not even begin to boot as long as the monitor 
> was connected.  When I pulled out the cord the computer booted properly.  
> 	So next I tried using my //e monitor but the same thing happened.  I 
> think something may be wrong with the computer because it was always used 
> with a monochrome monitor but would like to know if maybe the //c+ requires 
> a different monitor.  (I know the //e monitor doesn't work properly on the 
> gs -- I understood because one's digital & one's analog.  However, you could 
> still get a picture just the colors were messed up and pretty dark.)

There is nothing wrong with your IIc+.  It just isn't designed to run an 
RGB monitor.  Just because the physical connectors match up doesn't mean 
the monitor will work with that port.  The video expansion port on the 
IIc and IIc+ can only be used for 3 things that I know about.  1) an RF 
modulator to hook up to a TV  2) an LCD display, and 3) a converter to 
allow you to use a digital RGB monitor (like the one from your IIe).  As 
far as I know there is no way to use the GS monitor on a IIc+.  Your best 
bet is to get one of the monitors that Apple sold with the IIc+ that 
automatically detects whether it is getting 80-column text or color 
graphics and switches between monochrome composite and color composite 
appropriately.  I got one of these Video 7 RGB converters for the IIc 
once and tried it with a CGA monitor.  It was pretty lame. 
> 
> P.S.  Does anyone know of a card for connecting a //e RGB monitor to a gs -- 
> the //e card fits in it's expansion slot & won't fit in the gs.
> 

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