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Re: Trackstar video problem.



Frank Townsend wrote:

>Has anyone gotten an Apple composite monitor to work with a Trackstar?  If
>so, which one?

The Trackstar video output is the same as the Apple II composite video
output (the RCA connector).

>I don't want to install the modification listed in the FAQ, and I don't know
>where to find a CGA monitor.

Any monochrome or color NTSC (not PAL) TV monitor will work.
If you like, you can use a modulator and a TV set, as long as
40-column text is enough.

They are readily available used, and often are considered junk.

>(CGA to VGA converters are prohibitively expensive.)

...and less than perfect, as well.

-michael

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