[Duo2400] Re: [OT]: Things just Macs can do...;-)

[Eric L. Strobel]

on 04/08/03 3:33 AM, Clark Martin at cmmac at sonic.net wrote:

>>> My LC worked, but LCs apparently don't work with VGA
>>> adapters and I don't have space for just a monitor for it.
>> 
>> 
>> Are you saying that LC Macs don't work with VGA adapters? Well, I've used a
>> Sony17sfII "PC" monitor on my LCIII via VGA adapter without any kind of
>> problem...
> 
> 
> LC and LC III have different video.  The LC has video capabilities
> like the Mac II, IIci and IIsi.  They can drive 640x480 and some
> variants but not 800x600 or 832x624.   They are also Sync-On-Green
> which is usually the gotcha for using VGA output (unless the
> particular monitor can take Sync-On-Green which a few can.

I don't know if you can still get them, but there are adapters that handle
that whole sync-on-green thing.  Try in the back of MacWorld magazine or
perhaps on eBay.  However, probably the best choice is one of the NEC
adapters that would make a 15" MultiSync look like a fixed resolution (say
800x600) to the IIci-era video.

- Eric.
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Eric Strobel (fyzycyst at NOSPAM^mailaps.org)

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