rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) (12/29/90)
I'm running ISC 2.2 and want to upgrade to 1024x768 noninterlace video.
I will be running X11 version 1.2/Motif/Looking Glass.
Can anyone recommend a specific board capable of the above and at least
256 colors, supported by the X server?
Does anyone have experience with a particular noninterlace monitor in
the 1000$ range (Seiko CM1450 maybe)?
...thanks.
Rob Lingelbach rob@xyzoom.info.com -or- {well-connected}!uunet!xyzoom!rob
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2641 Rinconia Dr L.A. CA 90068 voice: 213 464-6266larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) (12/29/90)
rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: >Does anyone have experience with a particular noninterlace monitor in >the 1000$ range (Seiko CM1450 maybe)? I have always been keeping my eyes open for a good deal on the GoldStar 16" color monitor - so far the best price I have seen is $670 -- hmm.. I wonder how it looks with X? Also, I noticed in comp.sys.sun where some of the folks were getting Sun 19" monochrome monitors for $600 and running them on their macs - I wonder if they could be used with one of the ultra VGA boards? -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA {larry@nstar.rn.com, uunet!nstar!larry, larry%nstar@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu} backbone usenet newsfeeds available Public Access Unix Site (219) 289-0282 (5 high speed lines)
grant@bluemoon.UUCP (Grant DeLorean) (12/30/90)
rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: >I'm running ISC 2.2 and want to upgrade to 1024x768 noninterlace video. >I will be running X11 version 1.2/Motif/Looking Glass. How much do you want to spend and how important is speed to you? You can buy a Tseng ET4000 (STB sells it as their VGA EM/Extra +), but this is not an intelligent card so it won't be very fast. It is acceptable, as long as the system isn't loaded though. If you want to spend more, there is an assortment of TIGA based boards, such as the NEC Graphics Engine and the Hurcules Graphics Station boards that have ISC drivers available (though not from ISC). >Does anyone have experience with a particular noninterlace monitor in >the 1000$ range (Seiko CM1450 maybe)? For use with X in 1024x768 mode you will want more than a 14 inch monitor. A 16 inch is minimal, and larger is desirable. This will probably run your cost up over the $1000 you mentioned, but if you value your eyesight it is worth it. -- Grant DeLorean (grant@bluemoon) {osu-cis!n8emr!, nstar!}bluemoon!grant /* So just remember, if a weirdo in a blue suit comes up and offers you some DOS, just say NO! (a message from the President's War on DOS committee) */
bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) (12/30/90)
In article <1990Dec28.223119.28402@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes: > >I have always been keeping my eyes open for a good deal on >the GoldStar 16" color monitor - so far the best price I have >seen is $670 -- > That sounds like a great price compared to the NEC Multisync 4D. Is it a 1124*768 monitor? How is the quality of the Goldstar unit? >Also, I noticed in comp.sys.sun where some of the folks were >getting Sun 19" monochrome monitors for $600 and running them >on their macs - I wonder if they could be used with one of the >ultra VGA boards? I really doubt that this would work "as-is", although maybe someone has an adapter to simulate the frame buffer in a Sun, for use in a 386 machine. I wonder if the frame buffer from the Sun/386i could be made to work in a "pc"? -- home: ...!{uunet,bloom-beacon,esegue}!world!unixland!bill bill@unixland.uucp Public Access Unix - Esix SYSVR3 508-655-3848(12/24) 508-651-8723(12/24/96-HST) 508-651-8733(12/24/96-PEP-V32) other: heiser@world.std.com
rfarris@rfengr.com (Rick Farris) (12/30/90)
In article <1990Dec29.215910.15344@unixland.uucp> bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes: In article <1990Dec28.223119.28402@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes: > >the GoldStar 16" color monitor - so far the best price I have > >seen is $670 -- > That sounds like a great price compared to the NEC Multisync 4D. Is > it a 1124*768 monitor? How is the quality of the Goldstar unit? It's interlaced...hissssssss I have seen 4Ds in the $950 range recently -- I paid $1100 for mine. -- Rick Farris RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014 voice (619) 259-6793 rfarris@rfengr.com ...!ucsd!serene!rfarris serenity bbs 259-7757
scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden) (12/31/90)
In article <25@bluemoon.UUCP> grant@bluemoon.UUCP (Grant DeLorean) writes: <rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: < <>Does anyone have experience with a particular noninterlace monitor in <>the 1000$ range (Seiko CM1450 maybe)? < < For use with X in 1024x768 mode you will want more than a 14 inch monitor. <A 16 inch is minimal, and larger is desirable. This will probably run your <cost up over the $1000 you mentioned, but if you value your eyesight <it is worth it. Access Computer Technologies is advertising the Nanao 9070U 16" (non-interlaced, low radiation) for $999 in Computer Shopper now. It's been my experience tho, that places like this boost the price when you call. We'll see.. -scott
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (12/31/90)
In article <1990Dec30.044046.4617@rfengr.com> rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris) writes: | > That sounds like a great price compared to the NEC Multisync 4D. Is | > it a 1124*768 monitor? How is the quality of the Goldstar unit? | | It's interlaced...hissssssss | | I have seen 4Ds in the $950 range recently -- I paid $1100 | for mine. The Diamondscan which sells for about $1k is rated at 1280x1024 rather than 1024x768. A friend is running them in 1152x900 mode (on Suns) he tells me. -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) (01/01/91)
In this vein, does anyone know of a vendor with an X11 server for the
Hercules Graphics Station card? I'm trying to assemble my personal Unix
workstation, and have identified the hardware I want (33MHz 386, NEC 4D
monitor, HGSC, Adaptec SCSI, etc) and I need to assemble the software as
well. Thanks.
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ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) writes: >In this vein, does anyone know of a vendor with an X11 server for the >Hercules Graphics Station card? I'm trying to assemble my personal Unix >workstation, and have identified the hardware I want (33MHz 386, NEC 4D >monitor, HGSC, Adaptec SCSI, etc) and I need to assemble the software as >well. Thanks. Well, for ISC and SCO you can go to AGE and they will sell you a server for the Graphics Station card ($595), or you can wait a little while and see the MetroLink (a replacement X11, r4 rather than r3, for ISC, ESIX and SCO) one. The MetroLink product is $295 for the X11r4 and another $295 for the dev kit. The HGS driver should be done by the end of January 1991, maybe sooner. (as you may have guessed, I am betting on that Hurcules card to be a hot card for the near future too :-}). -- Grant DeLorean (grant@bluemoon) {osu-cis!n8emr!, nstar!}bluemoon!grant /* So just remember, if a weirdo in a blue suit comes up and offers you some DOS, just say NO! (a message from the President's War on DOS committee) */
tai@turbo.ism.isc.com (tai) (01/04/91)
In article <1102@applix.com> scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes: >In article <25@bluemoon.UUCP> grant@bluemoon.UUCP (Grant DeLorean) writes: ><rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: >< ><>Does anyone have experience with a particular noninterlace monitor in ><>the 1000$ range (Seiko CM1450 maybe)? >< >< For use with X in 1024x768 mode you will want more than a 14 inch monitor. ><A 16 inch is minimal, and larger is desirable. This will probably run your ><cost up over the $1000 you mentioned, but if you value your eyesight ><it is worth it. > >Access Computer Technologies is advertising the Nanao 9070U 16" >(non-interlaced, low radiation) for $999 in Computer Shopper now. >It's been my experience tho, that places like this boost the price >when you call. We'll see.. > >-scott DMC Computer in Longbeach Ca. is selling Nanao 9070U for $960. It's a great monitor. It has white, amber or color for text mode. We have used alot of this monitor here at ISC with STB PowerGraphic VGA board. Also, it works great with our X11 ver 1.2 plus we support 256 colors in 1024x768 non-interlaced mode. Try it I think it's the best deal in town... -Tai Tran