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From: kevinr@malta.sbi.com (Kevin Redden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 15->9 pin monitor hookup...
Summary: MultiSync adapter for VGA
Message-ID: <118@malta.sbi.com>
Date: 2 Nov 90 14:57:11 GMT
References: <HVBwR1w163w@scona>
Organization: Salomon Brothers - NJ
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In article <HVBwR1w163w@scona>, root@scona (Corey Wirun) writes:
> 
> .... I'm going to try out an ATI VGA Wonder card. I am assuming
> it's got a 15-pin output. So, if there is a digital/analog switch on
> the monitor, what am I losing by getting a 15->9 pin adapter? Is this
> 

I've got an orginal NEC MultiSync monitor with a plug for the EGA card.
When IBM announced the VGA in 1987, NEC said they would supply an adapter
for free to old MultiSync owners who wanted to use the monitor with the 
VGA card.

Since I didn't have a VGA then, I decided to be a good citizen and
not ask NEC for something I didn't need at the time. Now that I have a VGA
display, and I need the adapter. I called NEC, and after being put on hold 
for almost an hour, I was told that they only sell the adapter, and it cost $48.

I would obviously like to avoid paying for a simple wiring adapter. Does
anyone know the pin outs for this adapter?

Kevin Redden (201) 896-7093
Salomon Tecnology Services