watermaa@boulder.Colorado.EDU (WATERMAN ALEXANDER S) (03/13/90)
I seem to be posting mess. like crazy - but... I have access to a 9 inch color analog monitor. Is it remotely possible to put a color board inside my SE/30 and be able to drive this? (considering that I have boosted the output of the powersupply) Hmmmm?! Kent Leung Internet watermaa@boulder.colorado.edu
philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) (03/14/90)
In article <18158@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, watermaa@boulder.Colorado.EDU (WATERMAN ALEXANDER S) writes: > I seem to be posting mess. like crazy - but... > I have access to a 9 inch color analog monitor. Is it remotely possible > to put a color board inside my SE/30 and be able to drive this? > (considering that I have boosted the output of the powersupply) > > Hmmmm?! > Is it remotely possible that Apple might produce a colour SE/30? Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu
kanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) (03/14/90)
In article <1990Mar13.191314.15669@Neon.Stanford.EDU> philip@pescadero.stanford.edu writes: >In article <18158@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, watermaa@boulder.Colorado.EDU >(WATERMAN ALEXANDER S) writes: >> I seem to be posting mess. like crazy - but... >> I have access to a 9 inch color analog monitor. Is it remotely possible >> to put a color board inside my SE/30 and be able to drive this? >> (considering that I have boosted the output of the powersupply) >> >> Hmmmm?! >> >Is it remotely possible that Apple might produce a colour SE/30? The SE/30 is every bit as much of a color machine as a Mac II. In other words, it has Color Quickdraw built into ROM, and in each cases you must purchase a separate color monitor and video card to display color. The only difference is that the SE/30 comes with a "free" 9-inch built-in monochrome monitor. Many if not most third-party developers have SE/30 versions of their video cards to go with their color monitors. The most notable exception is of course Apple. There are third-party video cards available to work with Apple's color monitor, though, including a 24-bit color card from RasterOps. -- Steve Kanefsky kanefsky@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu
watermaa@boulder.Colorado.EDU (WATERMAN ALEXANDER S) (03/14/90)
've been getting quite a few responses about my question concerning the use
of a 9 inch color analog monitor with an SE/30
I don't think I worded the question right though.
I have access to a 9" color analog and was wondering if it was possible to
replace the b/w monitor that is present in my SE/30 and plug in some color
board so I can get a "transportable" color SE/30
Any feedback?
Thanks!!!
Kent Leung
Internet: watermaa@boulder.colorado.edu (posted courtesy of A. Waterman)
(If you happen to see this in comp.sys.mac, I accidently put it there - sorry!)philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) (03/15/90)
In article <1990Mar13.210213.11794@cs.umn.edu>, kanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) writes: > >Is it remotely possible that Apple might produce a colour SE/30? > > The SE/30 is every bit as much of a color machine as a Mac II. In other > words, it has Color Quickdraw built into ROM, and in each cases you must > purchase a separate color monitor and video card to display color. The > only difference is that the SE/30 comes with a "free" 9-inch built-in > monochrome monitor. Sorry if I did not make this clear (I thought the Subject was obvious). I *know* about adding external monitors. I meant an *internal* colour (or, for that matter, grey-scale) monitor. Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu
kanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) (03/15/90)
In article <1990Mar14.180256.25674@Neon.Stanford.EDU> philip@pescadero.stanford.edu writes: >In article <1990Mar13.210213.11794@cs.umn.edu>, kanefsky@cs.umn.edu >(Steve Kanefsky) writes: >> >Is it remotely possible that Apple might produce a colour SE/30? >> >> The SE/30 is every bit as much of a color machine as a Mac II. In other >> words, it has Color Quickdraw built into ROM, and in each cases you must >> purchase a separate color monitor and video card to display color. The >> only difference is that the SE/30 comes with a "free" 9-inch built-in >> monochrome monitor. > >Sorry if I did not make this clear (I thought the Subject was obvious). I >*know* about adding external monitors. I meant an *internal* colour (or, >for that matter, grey-scale) monitor. Well, I figured that was what you meant, but I just wanted to clear up any confusion some people may have had regarding the color capabilities of an SE/30. I don't doubt that a lot of people would have bought SE/30's instead of IIcx's if they knew that in many cases you can get an equivalent system (except for NuBus) for a lot less. Anyway, I feel that moving towards more modular Macintosh systems would be preferable to trying to cram a color monitor and related circuitry inside an SE/30. I don't want to be locked into a particular configuration like that. Having a cheap monochrome monitor thrown in is one thing, but if I'm going to pay for color, I want to be able to choose the type and size of monitor/video card I want. I also like the idea of having the cpu and/or hard disk just be a "box" that I can stick somewhere and (almost) forget about, which is one of the design philosophies behind the NeXT cube. I like the way Apple put ADB ports in their portrait display, so you can plug your keyboard and mouse in the back and then run a cable back to the box, avoiding the clutter of extra wires running to the box and allowing a greater distance between the monitor and the box. Are there any other monitors that have this? -- Steve Kanefsky kanefsky@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu