Re: AppleColor RGB monitor: working or not?

[magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>]

On Dec 19, 6:51 pm, sqlman <n...@abc.xyz> wrote:
> I got an AppleColor monitor for Apple IIgs, but I have no computer to
> test it.  When I turn it on, it powers up with a distinct sound of
> discharge (?) like Trinitron monitors do, and stays on.  What
> surprises me is that the screen remains completely dark, like in "off"
> mode, no difference. Adjusting brightness or contrast does not make
> the screen lit up a single bit. Is this normal?  I would expect any
> CRT monitor to lit up somewhat when not connected to a computer,
> especially when maxing out the brightness.
>
> Huh?

as far as I remember, from using my GS earlier today, the monitor does
not show anything on the screen until you actually turn the computer
on. Not sure why this is the way it works, but that is what mine did.

Dean