perl@ptsfa.UUCP (R. Perlman) (12/14/87)
Does anyone out there know if a Sony XBR TV/monitor can be used
with a Mac II. I would plan to use the Sony's RGB port. Is
there a Mac II video card that supports this monitor, what is the
scan rate (bandwidth) of the XBR, or what am I missing in my
thinking? Suggestions, answers, or more good questions that need
to be answered, please.
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uucp {ames,pyramid,ihnp4,lll-crg,dual}!ptsfa!perl || ceo rdperlman:8olson@endor.harvard.edu (Eric K. Olson) (12/17/87)
In a recent article R. Perlman writes: >Does anyone out there know if a Sony XBR TV/monitor can be used >with a Mac II. I would plan to use the Sony's RGB port. Is >there a Mac II video card that supports this monitor, what is the >scan rate (bandwidth) of the XBR, or what am I missing in my >thinking? Suggestions, answers, or more good questions that need >to be answered, please. > Well, I've asked this before, but it never showed up, so: Where is this magic cdev or INIT that makes the Mac II Video NTSC compatible? I know it exists somewhere (because I can think of it :-). Also, what cable do I use once the Mac II is generating NTSC Composite Color? I have the Rascal program that changes the Mac II to NTSC (and, from that, could presumably synthesize the cdev or INIT-- but someone's already done that!). My big question remains, "What cable do I use?" -Eric I am not affiliated. Eric K. Olson olson@endor.harvard.edu harvard!endor!olson D0760 (Name) (ArpaNet) (UseNet) (AppleLink)
chris@acrux.usc.edu (Christopher Ho) (01/05/88)
In article <3571@husc6.harvard.edu> olson@endor.UUCP (Eric K. Olson) writes: > My big question remains, "What cable do I use?" Here is a list from my notes when I made the cable for my Sony MultiScan: red 2 blue 9 green 12 gnd 1 csync 3 These are, of course, pins on the DB 15 connector. If I remember correctly, the sync signal is also present on the green line, and some monitors like to sync onto that. BTW: I was never able to get the code working to set NTSC mode. Perhaps it was because I have only 4 bitplanes? Has anyone had better success?
olson@endor.harvard.edu (Eric K. Olson) (01/05/88)
In a recent article Christopher Ho writes: >BTW: I was never able to get the code working to set NTSC mode. Perhaps it > was because I have only 4 bitplanes? Has anyone had better success? Indeed, the posted code only works when the monitor is set to 8 bit. Anybody know where the info on what those codes all mean is? -Eric (defun maybe (x) (maybe (not x))) Eric K. Olson olson@endor.harvard.edu harvard!endor!olson D0760 (Name) (ArpaNet) (UseNet) (AppleLink)