Re: VGA monitor with a //e?

[sknkwrks@mayall.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <1993Dec4.031424.16468@serval.net.wsu.edu> mkelsey@eecs.wsu.edu writes:
>Just by chance, does anyone know if a VGA monitor (CTX CMS-1561) can
>be connected to a //e with Applied Engineering's RGB video board?
>This board comes with the Transwarp //e and RamWorks III.  I know the
>monitor works wonderfully with a powerbook, but, then again, the
>powerbook has a VGA port.  Also, a review of CTX monitors (including
>the CMS-1561) stated that it _would_ support Macintosh computers.
>What is needed?  I remember that an LC had a composite horizontal and
>vertical sync wire, while VGA uses separate lines.  Can a person
>simply tie the wires together and hope it'll work?

Hmm...that board offers a CGA-compatible output, right?  If your
monitor has a digital-RGB (CGA/EGA) input, it might work.  If you only
have analog RGB on your video card, your monitor will need to support
15.75 kHz horizontal sync and 60 Hz vertical sync.  If it can handle
those rates, you could use analog input instead of digital input (but
with only 16 colors to play with, digital RGB would work just as well
for your purposes and would be more of a "sure thing").

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