davep@beav.UUCP (Dave Pifer) (01/12/90)
As one of the few soles to have purchased the ill-fated Tandy 2000, I
now face an upgrade decision. The 2k has served well, but I now have
the need for a true compatible at home. I'm probably looking at a
nice mundane AT-clone. I'd rather have VGA graphics but I then
started to wonder ....
Does anybody know if the Tandy CM-1 color monitor can be used,
modified or otherwise pressed into service in a clone?? The
monitor was quite nice for its time and would seem quite capable
of EGA I would think. But, I don't know enough of the EGA spec,
or for that matter the CM-1 (I have the hardware books somewhere
in the attic, I think) to tell for sure.
If anyone could provide further details or pointers I'd greatly
appreciate it.
--
Dave Pifer
{allegra, bellcore, cadre, idis, psuvax1}!pitt!darth!beav!daveprobert@hemingway.WEITEK.COM (Robert Plamondon) (01/14/90)
In article <1@beav.UUCP> davep@beav.UUCP (Dave Pifer) writes: > > >Does anybody know if the Tandy CM-1 color monitor can be used, >modified or otherwise pressed into service in a clone?? The >monitor was quite nice for its time and would seem quite capable >of EGA I would think. But, I don't know enough of the EGA spec, >or for that matter the CM-1 (I have the hardware books somewhere >in the attic, I think) to tell for sure. Tandy made an EGA card, the 25-4037, which works fine with a CM-1. They have been discontinued for some time, but the Computer Centers have all sorts of interesting stuff kicking around, and (in my region at least) all the stores have a central inventory list. I bought my EGA card for $55.00. It's a 256k, 16 color EGA card. -- Robert -- Robert Plamondon robert@weitek.COM "No Toon can resist the old 'Shave and a Hair-Cut'"