kautz@allegra.UUCP (Henry Kautz) (12/02/87)
Here is some information about large monochrome monitors for the Mac II I've gathered, that should be of some interest.... This is not a complete list --- I've not been able to get through to Megagraphics (formerly Micrographics Images) to see if they have a Mac II video card yet. I got this info. from calling the companies --- note that it does *not* always match what they're advertising! ************** SUPERMAC 415-964-8884 Produces *two different* mono. video cards, *both* called the Graphix. One is 1280x960 (91 dpi), other is 1024x768 (73 dpi). (Next year sometime they'll sell a single card which can be configured -- at installation time -- in either mode.) Likewise sells *two different* monochrome 19" monitors, one optimized for 91 dpi and the other for 73 dpi. Be sure to get the one you want --- sometimes they ship mismatched pairs, leading to lousy resolution! The 91dpi board lets you see two full pages on the screen at once, so is good for layout -- but small fonts become hard to read. Their monitor is produced by Moniterm, which also supplies Sigma Designs and Moniterm's Viking. They current have a *huge* backlog -- 4-8 weeks minimum. A number of people I've talked to complain that the screens are not as bright or contrasty as the Apple monochrome. You can get tech support from Fabian Ramirez, 415-964-9660. Incidently: if you want a *color* monitor from Supermac, be *sure* to get the Trinitron one --- the non-trinitron one is pretty fuzzy. Prices: $500 Grafix card, $1500 monitor ************* Radius 408-434-1010 Just introduced Full Page Display for Mac II, 640x864, 15", 75? dpi. Price: $2000 including video card. Rumored to be very sharp. Currently has dual page display (19") for SE and +, next year sometime will have one for the II. ************ E-Machines, The Big Picture 503-692-6656 Supposed to be very bright, and have 2 week delivery time. 17" monitor 1024x808, 82dpi list $2000, Apple National Accounts price $1600 ************ Network Specialities 415-467-8411 Next year will have 20" dual page display for Mac II 1024x1024, 80dpi, ergonomic swival stand Currently is available for + and SE. *********** Sigma Designs Laserview 415-770-0100 Comes with either a 19" or 15" monitor, and a dual mode video card mode 19" dpi 15" dip 1664x1200 115 150 832x600 58 75 The table shows that the 19" monitor is a real problem -- the dpi is either far too high or far too low for readable text. Price: $2400 with 19", $1900 with 15" Claim about a 1 month shipping backlog. -- ---- Henry Kautz :uucp: allegra!kautz :arpa: kautz@allegra.att.com :csnet: kautz%allegra@btl.csnet :mail: AT&T Bell Laboratories Room 3C-402A 600 Mountain Ave. Murray Hill, N.J. 07974 :office phone: (201) 582-2> 1He