mazu@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Marc Mazuhelli) (12/07/90)
Hi there everyone!
I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but I either didn't
pay enough attention to the subject or I missed it.
Is it true that only Apple monitors work with the built-in video of a
IIsi? I'm thinking about getting a IIsi with a 13" color monitor. I
know the 13" high-resolution RGB monitor (the old one, *not* the new
12" - not enough resolution) is the best buy if you don't consider the
cost, but unfortunately we're in the real world and my bank account
has convinced me that I have to consider the price ...
A friend of mine has a Seiko 13" color monitor on his SE/30. It's
driven by a Micron card that supports the Apple monitor, so it
"emulates" the Apple monitor enough to be driven by SE/30 (and also
Nubus) cards that drive the Apple monitor. Even so, I think I read
somewhere that some signals would be missing (the signals that respond
when the monitor is asked to identify itself so the built-in video
can ajust to the type of terminal connected). Is this true or is
there a way to make the Seiko monitor work with the IIsi?
I also remember reading on the net about problems to make a non-Apple
full page display work on a IIsi, even though it worked perfectly on a
IIci which (supposedly) has the same built-in video circuitery as the
IIsi.
Can anyone shed some light on this confusing issue?
Thank you very much for your help!
--
{ Marc Mazuhelli | professeur }
{ internet: mazu@dmi.USherb.CA | Departement de math-info. }
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{ ... left blank> | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada }russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (12/08/90)
In article <1990Dec7.140506.11424@DMI.USherb.CA> mazu@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Marc Mazuhelli) writes: >Hi there everyone! > >Is it true that only Apple monitors work with the built-in video of a >IIsi? I'm thinking about getting a IIsi with a 13" color monitor. I >know the 13" high-resolution RGB monitor (the old one, *not* the new >12" - not enough resolution) is the best buy if you don't consider the >cost, but unfortunately we're in the real world and my bank account >has convinced me that I have to consider the price ... > >A friend of mine has a Seiko 13" color monitor on his SE/30. It's >driven by a Micron card that supports the Apple monitor, so it >"emulates" the Apple monitor enough to be driven by SE/30 (and also >Nubus) cards that drive the Apple monitor. Even so, I think I read >somewhere that some signals would be missing (the signals that respond >when the monitor is asked to identify itself so the built-in video >can ajust to the type of terminal connected). Is this true or is >there a way to make the Seiko monitor work with the IIsi? The mode sense lines on the 8*24 and 4*8 (and later Apple High-Res video cards) are exactly the same as those for the built-in video in the IIsi. Thus, any monitor and cable which works with the Apple Video Cards will work with the IIsi. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus.
boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin) (12/09/90)
mazu@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Marc Mazuhelli) writes: >Is it true that only Apple monitors work with the built-in video of a >IIsi? I'm thinking about getting a IIsi with a 13" color monitor. I >know the 13" high-resolution RGB monitor (the old one, *not* the new >12" - not enough resolution) is the best buy if you don't consider the >cost, but unfortunately we're in the real world and my bank account >has convinced me that I have to consider the price ... Apple is offering a US$250 rebate on 13" color monitors purchased with a Macintosh (at least in the US; I don't know whether the offer applies to Canada, but for you at least it's a rather short drive). This has brought down the cost of the monitor dow to roughly $450 and at places less. I believe the rebate expires Jan. 7. Boris Levitin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WGBH Public Broadcasting, Boston boris@world.std.com Audience & Marketing Research wgbx!boris_levitin@athena.mit.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (The opinions expressed herein are my own and do not necessarily coincide with those of my employer or anyone else. The WGBH tag is for ID only.)