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From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Suggestions for Large Monochrome Monitor
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Date: 5 Sep 89 01:19:14 GMT
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In <15470@duke.cs.duke.edu> jvb@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jack V. Briner, Jr.) writes:
> I am trying to decide on a large monochrome monitor.

	I havn't used any of the others, but have used the Moniterm Viking.
A colleague had 2 Vikings (on two different II's that he bought).  I like
it a lot.  So much so that I have one on order right now for my own CX
(also on order).  All three monitors in question are the 19" 72 dpi model.

	I don't know how closely related the Viking is to the monitors
Moniterm used to sell to Sun for use on their 3/50s, so I don't know if
this anecdote is really apropos.  We had the high-voltage supply die on our
Moniterm-equipped 3/50 (all our other 3/50's, bought at the same time, came
with Phillips monitors).  It was fairly easy to diagnose (look for the
board with the burn marks on it) and Moniterm didn't have any qualms about
selling us a replacement board for a reasonable price.  So what does that
say?  Either that Moniterms break a lot (bad) or that when they do, you can
expect to deal with a reasonable service organization (good).  However, one
data point isn't sufficient to draw any rational conslusions from.

	One other thing Moniterm has going for it; the best corporate
address I've ever heard of -- Moniterm, Minitonka, Minnesota.
-- 
Roy Smith, Public Health Research Institute
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