mikeg@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Mike Gladden) (04/29/88)
I know it's been discussed here about all the reasons NOT to use
a digital RGB monitor with the Amiga. Well I want to use one as
the SECOND monitor for my system. First, it's not a color
monitor at all, but a Princeton Max-12 amber monochrome monitor
with high (or maybe medium) persistence phosphors. It is a dual
sync TTL monitor which can sync on the IBM standards for both
monochrome and color monitors, so there is no problem there.
Since I plan to use it for interlaced 50 line text screens and
possibly with a CAD program in the future, it's lack of color is
also no problem. But I do have a couple of questions concerning
it's use with the Amiga:
1) I dug a 7404 hex invertor out of my miscellaneous parts box
to use to invert the horizontal sync from the Amiga to make
it compatible with the monitor. The question is do I take
the power from the monitor or the Amiga? Would there be any
problems in putting the chip inside the 23-pin connector
hood and getting the power from the Amiga? There's plenty of
room and that's where I'd prefer to locate the chip.
2) Is it possible to hook up BOTH the Sony color monitor I have
AND the Princeton monochrome and just turn on the one(s) I
want to use? Would (could) there be any problems created by
this setup?
Sorry to be so long-winded but I wanted to make sure I explained
why I wanted to do this so someone doesn't just tell me not to
bother. I've seen a digital RGB color monitor on an Amiga and I
agree, it's not a pretty sight.
Thanx for your help,
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