marco@hpmcaa.HP.COM (Marco Dalla-Gasperina) (08/23/88)
I've got a pretty nice Sony Multiscan monitor that has been running from an EGA type display controller. I've managed to acquire a VGA card... The problem is this: VGA uses a 13(?) pin D connector as opposed to the EGA's 9. My Sony only has a 9 pin input connector, but is switch selectable for analog inputs and all the other stuff. Is there a quick way to patch this up so I can get VGA on my Multiscan? thanks in advance, marco Annal nathrach, uthfas bethud, dochiel dienveh
bose@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (08/24/88)
I have a Sony running on a IBM model 80. All you have to do is remap the pinouts to match that of the Sony. VGA Sony 1 red ground 2 green ground 3 blue red 4 not used green 5 ground blue 6 ground ground 7 ground not used 8 ground horizontal sync 9 no pin vertical sync 10 ground 11 not used 12 not used 13 horizontal sync 14 vertical sync 15 not used I made the above remappings based on the sony manual and the vga manual for a paradise vga plus card. I made up my own cable that has a 15pin connector on one end and a 9pin on the other. Check the pinouts in your manuals to make sure you make the correct connections. Sony also sells a cable for the 15pin connector.
snafu@ihlpm.ATT.COM (00704a-Wallis) (08/25/88)
I am interested in getting hold of some of the
'.GIF' picture files that were posted on USENET
some time back. Was a newsgroup created for this
forum? I believe that there was talk of creating
an archive site for the files.
I would really appreciate any help in locating
these files - please reply directly via e-mail.
If anyone else has a similar need, send me e-mail
also, and I will gladly pass on any information I
receive.
Thanx in advance!
Dave Wallis
ihnp4!ihlpm!snafu
AT&T Network Systems, Inc.
(312) 510-6238bobw@wdl1.UUCP (Robert Lee Wilson Jr.) (08/25/88)
I tried sending this email, but our mailer daemon couldn't find the address... Hi... I have a Nanao multiscan which I am hoping I can eventually use with VGA too. The last issue of Info-World had a review of some multiscans, with comments on their usability with VGA. My Nanao wasn't reviewed, but was mentioned in a box of "also available but not reviewed" units. The relevance to your request: I think it said there that Nanao and its dealers had a plug adaptor of some sort. I can't speak for whether your Sony is otherwise suitable, but I would assume the adaptor wouldn't care what monitor it was connected to. Regards, Bob Wilson bobw@ford-wdl1.arpa
brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) (08/26/88)
In article <4160014@wdl1.UUCP> bobw@wdl1.UUCP (Robert Lee Wilson Jr.) writes:
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<I have a Nanao multiscan which I am hoping I can eventually use with VGA
<too. [...]
A VGA board can only be used with a monitor that excepts ANALOG RGB
connections. The NEC MultiSync II is one such monitor, so is a Sony that
I looked at recently (don't remember the number). If your monitor can
only except digital RGB signals, it can't be used with VGA.
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rutgers-/ rolls-/ decvax--/dts@cloud9.UUCP (Daniel Senie) (08/28/88)
Mr. Video omits one important point. Most of the Multisync type of monitors CAN be used with many of the VGA boards on the market. Most boards contain both Analog and Digital ports. A good example of such a board is the Video 7 VEGA VGA. These can be had for $229 from 47th Street Computer in NYC. -- Daniel Senie UUCP: ihnp4!cloud9!dts Stratus Computer, Inc. ARPA: anvil!cloud9!dts@harvard.harvard.edu 55 Fairbanks Blvd. CSRV: 74176,1347 Marlboro, MA 01752 TEL.: 617 - 460 - 2686
bobw@wdl1.UUCP (Robert Lee Wilson Jr.) (08/30/88)
And, although I didn't say it earlier, the Nanao 8060 does have a switch (and a front panel LED) for analog vs. digital inputs... Bob Wilson
Elric-Kinslayer@cup.portal.com (08/30/88)
In a recent artical Daniel Senie brought up the point that most VGA card have both Digital and Analog output facilities. This is true, but somewhat misleading. Yes, you can use a VGA on a digital monitor, *BUT* due to cabling you can only have 64 out of 64 colors ( i.e. you get all of the colors from the EGA palette at once). Things that are meant to run in the true VGA/MCGA 256 color mode do not look at all like they are supposed to and so the only REAL use for the digital jack is for getting higher resolution on your older monitor ( however, the 64 color limit still applies to the palette so you get 16 out of 64 colors.. the same as an EGA card) Now, I'VE got a question.... does anyone have a GOOD color palette already made up for doing 256 color mandelbrots on a VGA? I can produce the mandelbrot, but I need a good palette to make it look good. Thanks, Matt Mossholder A.K.A. ELric-Kinslayer@cup.portal.com _ /| \'o.O' =(___)= U ACK! PHHT!