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From: sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: using PGA display with VGA adapter: is it feasible?
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.052502.21076@beach.csulb.edu>
Date: 2 Dec 90 05:25:02 GMT
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In article <4218@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> henry@garp.mit.edu (Henry Mensch) writes:
>i have an IBM "Professional Graphics Display" which works with their
>PGA adapter (the PGA adapter has capabilities similar to VGA, but it
>never became popular, apparently due to its cost <at the time>).  i'm
>interested to know if the display can be used with a VGA adapter.
>
>so far, i've heard "definitely," "maybe," and "no."  i'm interested in
>hearing from people who have first-hand experience with this.
>
>cheers,
># Henry Mensch    /   <henry@garp.mit.edu>   /   E40-379 MIT,  Cambridge, MA
># <hmensch@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay> / <henry@tts.lth.se> / <mensch@munnari.oz.au>
>#     via X.400: S=mensch; OU=informatik; P=tu-muenchen; A=dbp; C=de

 See the latest issue of Circuit Cellar Ink for aroll-your-own adaptor