Re: PC TV-Out to Apple II monitor

[salfter@salfter.diespammersdie.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <pan.2006.03.05.20.32.10.250563@emeraldcity.gov>,
The Wizard of Oz  <wizard@emeraldcity.gov> wrote:
>On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:36:38 -0800, grimholtz@mailinator.com wrote:
>> Like most modern PCs, mine has an S-Video TV-OUT video output. I
>> enabled it in the BIOS, connected an S-Video to RCA Video converter,
>> and plugged the RCA cable into my Apple II monitor. Nothing; no image.
>> I know the monitor works well because I use it with my Apple II.
>
>	Funny you should mention that...
>
>	My PC runs Linux. I have an ATI 7000. Also has S-Video out. I'm not
>able to drive a colour composite monitor or a green composite monitor.
>However (this is the cool part) I can plug it into a VCR. From there I can
>plug the VCR into a composite monitor and it works.

The Radeon 7000 in my beige G3 has a composite output on it (don't recall
offhand if it also does S-video or if it's just composite).  Just for sh*ts
and grins, I plugged my IIe's green-screen into it.

I should've taken a picture.  Mac OS X booting up through a Monitor II is
just sick. :-) It was surprisingly legible, though.

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